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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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1801.

“Twas on the spot in ancient lore oft named,

“Where Isis and Osiris once held sway
“O'er kings who sleep in pyramidic pride,
“But now for British valour far more famed,
“Since Nelson's band achieved a glorious day,
“And, crown'd with laurel, Abercrombie died.”