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 Inspir'd by thee, he glow'd with martial flame, With emulation of immortal deeds; Such as at Agincourt gain'd deathless fame, Or such of Cressy's plain as record reads; And long'd to act the wond'rous conquests o'er: Britannia soon admir'd, whom now her sons adore.

Ready he wak'd at war's sonorous call, And brav'd at Dettingen the hostile field; And whilst our Sov'reign triumph'd o'er the Gaul, Sunk pride in dust, and made ambition yield, Full in his view, the offspring-warriour bled! The blood was Brunswick!—, from thy fountain-head. VI.