ON the banks of Hydaspes Nicara was built,
By the son of great Philip, renown'd;
Epaminondas expir'd like Mercer the brave,
With the wealth of bright victory crown'd.

To the crown of king Harold bold William laid claim,
And invaded Britannia's fair shore;
The kings of Peru were by millions rever'd,
And the title of Yncas they bore.

The riddle of Sphinx was by Oedipus solv'd,
Rehoboam over Israel did reign;
Fair Tisslis adorns the gay banks of the Kur,
That enriches the Georgian plain.

Now join these initials, and soon will appear
NEW-YORK, not unnotic'd by Fame;
On the shores of the West, th' emporium of trade,
And in time the fair queen of the main.

Yes, here the bold Hudson, with majesty flows,
Its banks with gay foliage o'erspread,
Proud Thames and old Tiber would drown in its wave,
And wide Danube might roll in its bed.

New-York! oh! blest Peace still reside in her walls,
Here genius of Freedom remain,
Philanthropy, warm, still ennoble the heart,
And, oh! Virtue triumphantly reign.

Fair Science, go on, still allure with thy charms,
And cherish the emulous flame,
Direct our brave youth, who to glory aspire,
And pant for the plaudits of Fame.

When they enter thy portals, then point to the wall,
And say, "You who pant with desire,
"Here a JAY and a HAMILTON courted my charms,"
And the names their young bosoms shall fire.

O teach them the blessings of Freedom to prize,
And to die in defence of their laws;
Let them know how their fathers most valiantly fought,
And bled in fair Liberty's cause.

New-York! may curs'd Faction ne'er brood in thy walls;
May Luxury never prevail,
May sordid Corruption be banish'd thy shore,
And Justice well balance her scale.

If her sons will resolve to be virtuous and free,
Her name and her praise shall resound
Till Fame's silver trumpet shall crumble to dust,
And Time bring her sane to the ground.
    New-York, October 11, 1791.

Compare these lines from the Rebus Solution:

Direct our brave youth, who to glory aspire,
And pant for the plaudits of Fame.
When they enter thy portals, then point to the wall,
And say, "You who pant with desire,
"Here a JAY and a HAMILTON courted my charms,"
And the names their young bosoms shall fire.

With these lines from Montgomery Tappen:

Ye youths, whose ardent bosoms virtue fires:
Who eager wish applause & pant for fame;
Press round MONTGOMERY'S hearse - the NAME inspires.
And lights in kindred souls its native flame.
COLUMBIA grateful hails the tender sound
And when MONTGOMERY'S nam'd still drops a tear.
From shore to shore to earth's remotest bound,
Where LIBERTY is known that NAME is dear.

This rhyme pattern is not one that Henry uses, but there are still significant similarities to his other poems:

Repetition:
    13 out of 44 lines begin with 'And'
    "And cherish"  "And pant"  ""And bled"
    "may curs'd Faction"  "May Luxury"  "May sordid Corruption"
    "Her name and her praise"
    "with majesty"  "with gay foliage"
    "still reside"  "still ennoble"  "still allure"
    "to prize"  "to die"
    "shall resound"  "shall crumble"

Variety of line openings:
    prepositional phrase, noun phrase, conjunction
Variety of line endings:
    verb, adjective, prepositional phrase, noun
Significant vocabulary matching Henry's:
    renoun'd,   expir'd,   enriches,   genius,   aspire,   broods,   resolve,   resound
Use of rhymes that appear in poems by Henry:
    reign = plain,  flame = fame,   resound = ground
Sloppiness of rhymes:
    Fame = main

See also:
    Nine Sisters Rebus
    Queen of Love Rebus
    Deity Rebus
    Apollo Rebus
    Hero Rebus
    War Rebus
    Sages Rebus