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ON THE PROSPECT FROM WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, MARCH 1750, by                    
First Line: Caesar! Renowned in silence as in war
Last Line: And last of all resign thy julian year.
Subject(s): Great Britain - Roman Conquest; Westminster Bridge, London


CAESAR! renowned in silence as in war,
Look down a while from thy maternal star:
See! to the skies what sacred domes ascend,
What ample arches o'er the river bend;
What vills above in rural prospect lie,
Beneath, a street that intercepts the eye,
Where happy Commerce glads the wealthy streams,
And floating castles ride. Is this the Thames,
The scene where brave Cassibelan of yore
Repulsed thy legions on a savage shore?
Britain, 'tis true, was hard to overcome,
Or by the arms, or by the arts, of Rome;
Yet we allow thee ruler of the Sphere,
And last of all resign thy Julian year.





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