The complete poetical works of Thomas Campbell Oxford edition: Edited, with notes by J. Logie Robertson |
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TO THE COUNTESS AMERIGA VESPUCCI
Descendant of the chief who stamped his nameOn Earth's hesperian hemisphere, I greet
Not only thy hereditary fame
But beauty, wit, and spirit, bold and sweet,
That captivate alike, where'er thou art,
The British and the Transatlantic heart.
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As classic Venus; but the poets gave
Her not thy noble, more than classic, air
Of courage. Homer's Venus was not brave;
She shrieked, and fled the fight. You never fled,
But in the cause of freedom fought and bled.
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