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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE PROSPECT FROM WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, MARCH 1750, by ELIZABETH TOLLET 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON A DEATH'S HEAD by ELIZABETH TOLLET TO MY BROTHER AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE IN CAMBRIDGE by ELIZABETH TOLLET WINTER SONG by ELIZABETH TOLLET DOWN THE BROOK by ROBERT FROST YOUTH AND CUPID by ELIZABETH I THE NINETEENTH OF APRIL, 1861 by LUCY LARCOM |
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