Poems On Several Occasions, With Some Other Compositions
The book Poems On Several Occasions, With Some Other Compositions was written by author Evans, Nathaniel, 1742-1767. Cn Here you can read free online of Poems On Several Occasions, With Some Other Compositions book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Poems On Several Occasions, With Some Other Compositions a good or bad book?
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O'er India born his Conqu'ring lance. For Brunfwick gain'd the diflant foil. And dafh'd th' afpiring hopes of France ? Let Goree, rich with flaming ore. Heroic Keppel's ads proclaim, And [ 25 ] And Senegal's * Eburnean fliore Refound to future times his name. O'er red Germania's hoftilc wafte, Britannia's chiefs have conquering fhone. Brave Elliot's warlike fates have grac'd His Monarch's high illuflrious throne ; And Granby's deeds the mufes claim To fwell th' immortal trump of fame. But vi6to...ry enough has wav'd her glitt'ring wand, With Britifh honors grac'd, o'er ev'ry proflrate land 1 IIii. Witnefs ye plains bedew'd with gore. So late ambitious Gallia's boaft. Where howling o'er the defert fhore. Was feen the genius of the coaft. Thus, leaning on her (hattcr'd fpear. She wildly wail'd in deep defpair. Her fall'n tow'rs and vanquifh'd hod-— » " As Niobe (when Juno's hate Purfu'd to death her tender care) I moan my offspring's haplefs fate, And vex with fighs the pafTing air. Not with lefs grief my bofom heaves, Than did the bread of Hedlor's fire, * Ivory.
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