THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN. A SEATONIAN PRIZE POEM. Gough Adds Cam/r. 411 BY GEORGE PRYME, ESQ. M. A. FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. BLIO CAMBRIDGE: Printed by J. Smith, Printer to the University; AND SOLD BY CADELL AND DAVIES, STRAND; AND J. HATCHARD, PICCADILLY, 1810. 14770. d. q A Clause of Mr. SEATON's WILL; dated Oct. 8, 1738. "I GIVE my Kislingbury Estate to the University of Cambridge for ever: the Rents of which shall be disposed of yearly by the Vice-Chancellor for the time being, as he the Vice-Chancellor, the Master of Clare Hall, and the Greek Professor for the time being, or any two of them, shall agree. Which three persons aforesaid shall give out a Subject, which subject shall for the first year be one or other of the Perfections or Attributes of the Supreme Being, and so the succeeding years, till the subject is exhausted; and afterwards the subject shall be either Death, Judgement, Heaven, Hell, Purity of Heart, &c. or whatever else may be judged by the Vice-Chancellor, Master of Clare Hall, and Greek Professor, to be most conducive to the honour of the Supreme Being and recommendation of virtue. And they shall yearly dispose of the rent of the above estate to that Master of Arts whose Poem on the subject given shall be best approved by them. Which Poem I ordain to be always in English, and to be printed; the expence of which shall be deducted out of the product of the estate, and the residue given as a reward for the Composer of the Poem, or Ode, or Copy of Verses." WE, the Underwritten, do assign Mr. SEATON's Reward, for the Year 1809, to GEORGE PRYME, A. M. of Trinity College, for his Poem on THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN; and direct the same to be printed, according to the Tenor of the Will. EDW. PEARSON, VICE-CHANCELLOR. Sidney Lodge, 30th October, 1809. ARGUMENT. Joy of the Israelites at their arrival on the banks of Jordan-The Poem reverts to their desolate state in the Wilderness-Hunger-Effects of thirst in sandy Deserts-Bitter waters-Pestilence-Vipers— Their regret for Egypt-Rebellious conduct-Sentence to die in the wilderness-Hope, as to children-Utility of the long delayCharacter of the generation which now advanced to Canaan, contrasted with that which left Egypt-March through the country East of Jordan-Passage of Jordan-Previous expectation of Canaanites-Balaam's prophecy - Their consternation― Jericho taken-Massacre of the inhabitants-Rahab-Repulse of Israelites before Ai-Taking of Ai-The Kings combine against Israel—Are defeated-Hail-storm-Sun stands still-Last convulsive struggle of Canaan-Exultation and prosperity of Israel-Subsequent calamities Babylonish captivity-Roman conquest-Dispersion and present miserable persecuted state. THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN. A SEATONIAN PRIZE POEM. HUSH'D was the tumult, hush'd the busy hum Had reach'd the banks of Jordan's ample stream. Sichem's rich vales and vine-clad hills they view; Fading in distance, here the Western plain (1) Deut. xxxiv. 3. |