Poetry: Truth And Freedom

lio i q Frccmaii wluun ihe trufh inakcs frcc, And all areslavt-a beside. - Coutkk. For the truth, then, let us ba'.tlc, Whataoever fnte bctide! JLkiijj; the bonst that we ftre freeincn, We Uave made nud published wide. lio who has the truth, and keeps it, Keeps whut lo him belongs- But performs a Eelfioh aclion, Thai hs fellow mortal wrongs. lie wbo feeks the truth, ond íreinblsa At the dangers he imiot brave, la not fit to be a freemau - He, al leaet, is but a slave. He who heors ihe truth, and places lia high pronipting under ban, Loud may boast ofall thai's manlv, But can never be a niau. Frieüd, this simple loy who rendost, Be not thou like either tliem, - But to truth give utmost freetiom, And the tide it raisef, stem. Bold in speech, and bold inaction, Be for ever! - Time will test, Of the free soulM and the slavish, VVbich fulfils lifc's znission best.Be thon ]kc the noble Roman- Scorn the threal that bids thee fear; Speak.' - nu matter wliat betide tbee; Let them strike, but moke them hear! Be thou like the first apostles- Be thou like the heroic Paul; If a free thought seek expression, Speak it boldly!- speek it all! Face thire enemies - thiíie accusere, Scom the prison, rack, or rod! And, rfthou bast the trtith to utter, Speak and lea ve the resí to God.