Thee too, protectress of my lays,
Elate with whose majestic call
Above the soft Italian's praise,
Above the slavish wreaths of Gaul,
I dare from impious thrones reclaim,
And wanton sloth's luxurious charms,
The honours of a poet's name
To ASHLEY'S wisdom, or to HAMDEN'S arms.
Thee, freedom, I rejoin, and bless thy genuine flame.