115
What hands unknown that fabric raised?
Even now before his favour'd eyes,
In gothic pride, it seems to rise!
Yet Graecia's graceful orders join,
Majestic through the mix'd design: 120
The secret builder knew to choose
Each sphere-found gem of richest hues;
Whate'er heaven's purer mould contains,
When nearer suns emblaze its veins;
There on the walls the patriot's sight 125
May ever hang with fresh delight,
And, graved with some prophetic rage,
Read Albion's fame through every age.
Ye forms divine, ye laureat band,
That near her inmost altar stand! 130
Now soothe her to her blissful train
Blithe Concord's social form to gain;
Concord, whose myrtle wand can steep
Even Anger's bloodshot eyes in sleep;
Before whose breathing bosom's balm 135
Rage drops his steel, and storms grow calm:
Her let our sires and matrons hoar
Welcome to Briton's ravaged shore;
Our youths, enamour'd of the fair,
Play with the tangles of her hair, 140
Till, in one loud applauding sound,
The nations shout to her around,
O how supremely art thou blest,
Thou, lady--thou shalt rule the west!

FOOTNOTES:

[21] Alluding to that beautiful fragment of Alcaeus:

~En myrtou kladi to xiphos phoreso,
Hosper Harmodios k' Aristogeiton,
Hote ton tyrannon ktaneten.
Isonomous t' Athenas epoiesaten.
Philtath' Harmodi' ou ti pou tethnekas,
Nesois d' en makaron se phasin einai,
Hina per podokes Achileus,
Tydeiden te phasin Diomedea.
En myrtou kladi to xiphos phoreso,
Osper Harmodios k' Aristogeiton,
Hot' Athenaies en Thysiais
Andra tyrannon Hipparchon ekaineten.
Aei sphon kleos essetai kat' aian,
Philtath' Harmodie, k' Aristogeiton,
Hoti ton tyrannon ktaneton,
Isonomous t' Athenas epoiesaton.~

[22] ~Me me tauta legomes, ha dakryon egage Deoi.~
Callimach. ~Hymnos eis Demetra~. C.

[23] The family of the Medici. C.

[24] The little republic of San Marino. C.

[25] The Venetians. C.

[26] The Doge of Venice. C.

[27] Genoa. C.

[28] Switzerland. C.

[29] The Dutch, amongst whom there are very severe penalties for those
who are convicted of killing this bird. They are