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Shall catch a kindred glow, and proudly feel His spirit burn with emulative zeal, Buoyant with loftier hopes, his soul shall rise, Imbued at once with nobler energies; O'er the dim scenes of life undaunted soar, And worlds of visionary grace explore, Till his bold hand give glory's day-dreams birth, And with new wonders charm admiring earth.


 * Venice exult! and o'er thy moonlight seas,

Swell with gay strains each Adriatic breeze! What tho' long-fled those years of martial fame, That shed romantic lustre o'er thy name; Tho' quenched the spirit of thine ancient race, And power and freedom scarce have left a trace; Yet still shall Art her splendors round thee cast, And gild the wreck of years for ever past. From thy proud dome again th' unrivalled steed,