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upon the shady Thames Unnumber'd ships with riches fraught; I saw the power the nation claims Immense, the greatness it has wrought, And arts that such renown have brought. But the afflicted mind exhaled A thousand sighs; again to view The flowery banks the wish prevailed, Where glides the Douro calmly through, Or Henil's streams their course pursue. I saw the proud Court's ladies forth Their wealth and grandeur gaily show; I saw the beauties of the North, Their bright complexions white as snow, Commingling with the rose's glow.