Neptunian Albion's high teftaceous food,

And flavour'd Chian wines with incenfe fum'd
To flake Patrician thirst: for these, their rights
In the vile streets they proftitute to fale;

Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws,
Their native glorious freedom. Is there none,
Is there no villain, that will bind the neck
Stretch'd to the yoke? they come ; the market throngs.
But who has most by fraud or force amass'd?
Who most can charm corruption with his doles ?
He be the monarch of the ftate; and lo!
Didius, vile us❜rer, through the crowd he mounts,
Beneath his feet the Roman eagle cow'rs,
And the red arrows fill his grasp uncouth.
O Britons, O my countrymen, beware,
Gird, gird your hearts; the Romans once were free,
Were brave, were virtuous.-Tyranny howe'er
Deign'd to walk forth awhile in pageant state,
And with licentious pleasures fed the rout,
The thoughtless many to the wanton found
Of fifes and drums they danc'd, or in the shade
Didius Julianus, who bought the empire.

Sung

Sung Cæfar, great and terrible in war,

Immortal Cæfar! lo, a God, a God,

He cleaves the yielding skies! Cæsar mean while Gathers the ocean pebbles; or the gnat

Enrag'd purfues; or at his lonely meal

Starves a wide province; taftes, dislikes, and flings
To dogs and fycophants: a God, a God!

The flow'ry fhades and shrines obscene return.
But fee along the north the tempest swell
O'er the rough Alps, and darken all their fnows!
Sudden the Goth and Vandal, dreaded names,
Rush as the breach of waters, whelming all
Their domes, their villa's; down the festive piles,
Down fall their Parian porches, gilded baths,
And roll before the storm in clouds of duft.

Vain end of human strength, of human skill, Conqueft, and triumph, and domain, and pomp, And ease and luxury! O luxury,

Bane of elated life, of affluent states,

What dreary change, what ruin is not thine?
How doth thy bowl intoxicate the mind!

To the foft entrance of thy rofy cave

How

great !

How do'st thou lure the fortunate and Dreadful attraction! while behind thee gapes Th' unfathomable gulph where Ashur lies O'erwhelm'd, forgotten; and high-boafting Cham; And Elam's haughty pomp; and beauteous Greece; And the great queen of earth, imperial Rome.

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