Читать книгу The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 13, No. 358, February 28, 1829 - Various - Страница 4
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ОглавлениеOn the Sarcophagus 2 which contains the remains of Nelson in St. Paul's Cathedral
(For the Mirror.)
To mark th' excess of priestly pow'r
To keep in mind that gorgeous hour,
Thou art no Popish monument,
Altho' by Wolsey thou wer't sent,
From thine own native Italy
To tell where his proud ashes lie.
To thee a nobler part is given!
A prouder task design'd by heav'n!
'Tis thine the sea chief's grave to shroud,
Idol and wonder of the crowd!
The bravest heart that ever stood
The shock of battle on the flood!
The stoutest arm that ever led
A warrior o'er the ocean's bed!
Whose name long dreaded on the sea
Alone secured the victory!
His Britain sea-girt stood alone,
Whilst all the earth was heard to moan,
Beneath war's iron—iron rod,
Trusting in Nelson as her god.—CYMBELINE.
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See MIRROR, No. 306, p 234.
