Thomas Paine Poems

In a chariot of light from the regions of day,
The Goddess of Liberty came;
Ten thousand celestials directed the way
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O could we always live and love,
And always be sincere,
I would not wish for heaven above,
My heaven would be here.
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In a mouldering cave where the wretched retreat,
Britannia sat wasted with care;
She mourned for her Wolfe, and exclaim'd against fate
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Ye sons of Columbia who bravely have fought,
For those rights which unstain'd from your sires have descended.
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Three Justices (so says my tale)
Once met upon the public weal.
For learning, law, and parts profound,
Their fame was spread the county round;
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'TIS that delightsome transport we can feel
Which painters cannot paint, nor words reveal,
Nor any art we know of can conceal.
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Hail great Republic of the world,
Which rear'd her empire in the West,
Where fam'd Columbus' flag unfurl'd,
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Quick as the lightning's vivid flash
The poet's eye o'er Europe rolls;
Sees battles rage, hears tempests crash,
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Tune-Anacreon in Heaven
To Columbia who, gladly reclined at her ease
On Atlantic's broad bosom, lay smiling in peace,
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Going along the other day,
Upon a certain plan;
I met a nose upon the way,
Behind it was a man.
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