A collection of poems on Several Occasions Publish'd in the Craftsman. By Caleb D'Anvers of Gray's Inn, Esq [i.e. Nicholas Amhurst] |
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LATIN VERSES inscribed to the Glory of a certain great Man, at the Bottom of an emblematical Device.
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LATIN VERSES inscribed to the Glory of a certain great Man, at the Bottom of an emblematical Device.
Attempted in English.
Let Bards with Honour old Alcides dub,
Who slew the Hydra with his Sword or—Club.
Our English Hercules is greater far;
Whose Toils for Peace exceed his Toils in War.
He slew one Hydra; ours hath many slain;
Preferring publick Good to private Gain.
Let Envy gnash her Teeth; let Craftsmen rail;
Whilst Pallas is his Guide, He cannot fail.
Who slew the Hydra with his Sword or—Club.
Our English Hercules is greater far;
Whose Toils for Peace exceed his Toils in War.
He slew one Hydra; ours hath many slain;
Preferring publick Good to private Gain.
Let Envy gnash her Teeth; let Craftsmen rail;
Whilst Pallas is his Guide, He cannot fail.
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How great, O England, may thy Greatness be,
Whilst He's thy Wall by Land, thy Pole by Sea?
Whilst He's thy Wall by Land, thy Pole by Sea?
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