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glory to the more tranquil walks of civil life. "While the general recollects the almoft infinite variety of fcenes through which we have pafsed, with a mixture of pleafure aftonifhment and gratitude, while he contemplates the profpects before us with rapture, he cannot help wifhing that all the brave men (of whatever condition they may be) who have shared in the toils and danges of effecting this glorious revolution, of refcuing milions from the hand of opprefsion, and of laying the foundation of a great empire, might be imprefsed with a proper idea of the dignified part they have been called to act (under the smiles of providence) on the stage of human affairs, for happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meaneft office in erecting this stupendous fabric of freedom and empire [words "fabric of freedom and empire" are underlined) on the broad bafis of independency, who have afsifted in protecting the rights of human nature and eftablifhing an afsylum for the poor and opprefsed of all nations and religions. "The glorious tafk for which we first flew to arms being thus accomplifhed -- the liberties of our country being fully acknowledged and firmly secured by the smiles of heaven on the purity of our cause, and the honeft exertions of a feeble people (determined be free) againft a powerful nation ( difpofed to opprefs them) and the character of thofe who have perfevered through every extremity of hardfhip, suffering and danger being immortalized by the illuftrious appellation of the patriot army [words "patriot army" being underlined] -- nothing now remains but for the actors of this mighty scene, to preferve a perfect, unvarying confiftency of character through the very laft act, to close the drama with applaufe, and to retire from the military theatre with the fame approbation of angels and men which has crowned all their former virtuous actions.