The Borough by George Crabbe
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"THE BOROUGH", by GEORGE CRABBE (1754-1832) {1}
LETTER I. These did the ruler of the deep ordain, To build proud navies and to rule the main. POPE, Homer's Iliad. Such scenes has Deptford, navy-building town, Woolwich and Wapping, smelling strong of pitch; Such Lambeth, envy of each band and gown, And Twickenham such, which fairer scenes enrich. POPE, Imitation of Spencer. . . . . . . . . . . . Et cum coelestibus undis Aequoreae miscentur aquae: caret ignibus aether, Caecaque nox premitur tenebris hiemisque suisque; Discutient tamen has, praebentque micantia lumen Fulmina: fulmineis ardescunt ignibus undae. OVID, Metamorphoses. -------------------- GENERAL DESCRIPTION. |
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