The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] ... With a Copious Index. To which is prefixed Some Account of his Life. In Four Volumes |
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Found in a Bower at Merton, on Lord Nelson's taking the Command of the British Fleet off Cadiz.
From Merton's pleasing shades, again
To give new wonders to the main,
The hero seeks the Gaul—
But, ah! what lost in Fancy's eye—
I see him bleed, and hear the sigh,
That mourns, ah! mourns his fall.
To give new wonders to the main,
The hero seeks the Gaul—
But, ah! what lost in Fancy's eye—
I see him bleed, and hear the sigh,
That mourns, ah! mourns his fall.
Yet will his genius haunt the grove,
And Britons, who their country love,
Shall here with ardour glow;
Drink inspiration from his name,
And, emulous to join his fame,
Shall pant to meet the foe.
And Britons, who their country love,
Shall here with ardour glow;
Drink inspiration from his name,
And, emulous to join his fame,
Shall pant to meet the foe.
And Beauty too will wander here,
To give to Merton's stream a tear,
And pensive mark her bow'rs:
For what, though glory charm'd his heart;
The softer graces claim'd a part,
And sooth'd his peaceful hours.
To give to Merton's stream a tear,
And pensive mark her bow'rs:
For what, though glory charm'd his heart;
The softer graces claim'd a part,
And sooth'd his peaceful hours.
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