SONNET. TO BRITANNIA. John Scott Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T116245 1137 K093079.004 Pearch, G. A collection of poems in four volumes. By several hands. Vol. IV. [The second edition]. London printed for G. Pearch 1770 p. 130. 4v. ; 8⁰.

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SONNET . TO BRITANNIA . BY THE SAME . REnown'd Britannia ! lov'd parental land , Regard thy welfare with a watchful eye ; Whene'er the weight of Want's afflicting hand Wakes o'er thy vales the Poor's persuasive cry : When Slaves in office Freemen's rights withstand , When Wealth enormous sets th' Oppressor high , And Bribes thy ductile Senators command ; Then mourn , for then thy Fate approacheth nigh . Not from perfidious Gaul , or haughty Spain , Nor all the neighbouring nations of the main , Tho' leagu'd in war tremendous round thy shore , But from thyself , thy Ruin must proceed ; Nor boast thy Power , for know it is decreed , Thy Freedom gone , thy Power shall be no more .