A Metrical History of England Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin |
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With conquest flush'd, tho' tired of war
(For war lays taxes,) was the nation;
Yet naval vict'ries, near and far,
Brought to our pride some consolation;
For pride, aspiring like a rocket,
Too oft soars high above the pocket.
(For war lays taxes,) was the nation;
Yet naval vict'ries, near and far,
Brought to our pride some consolation;
For pride, aspiring like a rocket,
Too oft soars high above the pocket.
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