SONGUpon the Admiration of the Valour and amiable Qualities of Lord Nelson, expressed by Junot, now Duke of Abrantes, who, by the Chances of War, was for a short Time the British Hero’s Prisoner.A wreath from an immortal boughShould deck that gen’rous victor’s brow,Who hears his captive’s grateful praiseAugment the thanks his country pays;For him the minstrel’s song shall flow,The canvass breathe, the marble glow.
Upon the Admiration of the Valour and amiable Qualities of Lord Nelson, expressed by Junot, now Duke of Abrantes, who, by the Chances of War, was for a short Time the British Hero’s Prisoner.
A wreath from an immortal boughShould deck that gen’rous victor’s brow,Who hears his captive’s grateful praiseAugment the thanks his country pays;For him the minstrel’s song shall flow,The canvass breathe, the marble glow.