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THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN: BRUTUS' PRAYER TO DIANA, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Goddess of shades, and huntress, who at will
Last Line: Shall awe the world, and conquer nations bold.
Subject(s): Great Britain - History; Mythology - Classical; English History


Goddess of shades, and huntress, who at will
Walk'st on the rolling sphere, and through the deep,
On thy third reign the earth look now, and tell
What land, what seat of rest thou bidd'st me seek,
What certain seat, where I may worship thee
For ay, with temples vowed, and virgin choirs.

Brutus far to the west, in th' ocean wide
Beyond the realm of Gaul, a land there lies,
Sea-girt it lies, where giants dwelt of old;
Now void, it fits thy people; thither bend
Thy course, there shalt thou find a lasting seat,
There to thy sons another Troy shall rise,
And kings be born of thee, whose dreaded might
Shall awe the world, and conquer nations bold.




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