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Provoke the cold Iberian Lords to Arms; 5 Careleſs of Fame, as of their Monarch's Fute, 5 In ſullen Soth ſupinely Proud they ſate; #3 Or to be Slaves or Pres alike prepar'd, | | i And truffing Htav'n was bound to betheir Guarda | F

Untouch'd with Shame; the noble Strife beheld; Nor once eſſay d to ſtruggle to the Field;

But ſought, in the cool Shade, and rural Seat,

An unmoleſted Eaſt and calm Retreat: | Saw each con; Prince's Arms adv ance, a Then with a lazy dull Indifferenee * Turn'd to their Reſt; and left the World to Chance. 1 So when commanded by the Wiſe of Foun, Thaumantian Iris left the Realms: above, And ſwift deſtending on her painted Bow. Sought the dull God of Sleep in Sbades below Nodding and flow, His drowſy Head he rew'd;, And he: vily the"facted” Meſſage heard;

"Then with a Nat once forgot the H, © n And ſunk to his firſt Sloth and Indolence again. 2

20 A Po M on the glorious Sucteſes But oh, my Muſe! th! ungrateful Toil for ſake, Some Task more pleaſing to thy Numbers take,

Nor chooſe, in melancholy. Strains, to tell Eich harder Chance the juſter Cauſe befel.

Oh rather turn, auſpicious turn thy Flight,

Where MakLBOROUGH' s Heroick Arms invite,

Where higheſt Deeds-the Poets Breaſt inſpire

With Rage divine, and fan the ſacred Fire.

See! where at once, Ramillia's noble Field

Ten thouſand Themes for living Verſe ſhall yield.

See! where at once, the dreadful Objects riſe, _

At once they ſpread before my wond'ring Eyes,

At once the wride- extended Battles move,

At once tbey join, at once their Fate they prove ·

The Roar aſcends promiſcuous; Grones and Cries,

One Din confus d, Sound mixt and l i in Sound.

Thick Duſt and Smoke in wavy. Clouds arife, | Stain the bright Day and.tgint-the purer Skies; - While flaſhing Flames like Lightning dart damen, And fill the Horror of the fatal Scene. Around the Field, all dy d im purple rome, Nn 0! Hate, Fury, and inſatiate Slaughter roam Diſcord with Pleaſure o'er the Ruin treads * And laughing wraps her in her tatter'd 2 1 44 111958 While fierce Bellana thunders in her Car. Shakes terrible her ſteely Whip from far, | Lex;

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of ber M ajJn8T v Arms, &c. So when two Currents: rapid in their Courſe'. Ruſh to a Point, and meet with equal Force, The angry Billows rear their Heads on hig, Daſhing aloft, the foaming Surges fl. And rifing cloud the Air with miſty Spry; The raging Flood is heard from far to rore,, f By liſt' ning Shepherds on the diſtant Shore, | 1 1 Wbile much they fear, what Ills it r; And wonder why the watry Gods contend. | | High in the midſt, Britannia's warlike Chief, | ' Too greatly bold, and prodigal of Life, $8240 i Is ſeen to preſs where Death and Dangers call, Where the War bleeds, and where the thickeſt fall, He flies, and drives coafus'd the fainting * Like Heat diffus'd his great Example warms, And animates the Social Warrior's Arms, | Inflames each colder Heart, confirms the Bold, Makes the Young Heroes, and renews the Old. In Forms Divine around him watchful wait

The Guardian Genii of the Britiſh State, +413 5 Juſtice and Truth his Steps unerring guide, 2 2813

Prudence and Fortitude their MAaRLB RO guard, SH And plealing Liberty his, Labours chear d; bu But chief, the Angel of his Queen wis-there, x 4

-The Union Croſs his Silver Shield did bear, b

And in his decent Hand he ſhook 'a warlike _

) Plum's like the Eagle of Imperial Joe, |; Hang's o'er the Chief, whom ſhe delights to bleſs $1.4

Dooms him the proud Oppreſſor to deſtroy,

Then waves ber Palm,-and'claps her Wings for Joy. Such was young Ammon Arbela's Plain,

Or ſuch the * Painter did the Hero feign, Le Bran. Where, ruſhing on, and fierce, he ſeems to ride, With graceful Ardor, and majeſtick"Pride,