Nor ceas'd the copious grief to bathe her cheek;
Nor ceas'd her sobs to murmur to the Main.Line 10
Peace discontented nigh, departing, stretch'd
Her dove-like wings. And War, tho' greatly rous'd,
Yet mourn'd his fetter'd hands. While thus the Queen
Of nations spoke; and what she said the Muse
Recorded, faithful, in unbidden verse.Line 15
Even not yon sail, that, from the sky-mixt wave,
Dawns on the sight, and wafts the Royal Youth,
A freight of future glory to my shore;
Even not the flattering view of golden days,
And rising periods yet of bright renown,Line 20
Beneath the Parents, and their endless line
Thro' late revolving time, can sooth my rage;
While, unchastis'd, the insulting Spaniard dares
Infest the trading flood, full of vain War
Despise my Navies, and my Merchants seize;Line 25
As, trusting to false peace, they fearless roam
The world of waters wild, made, by the toil,
And liberal blood of glorious ages, mine: