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WHERE be the temples which in Britain's Isle	A
For his paternal Gods the Trojan raised	B
Gone like a morning dream or like a pile	A
Of clouds that in cerulean ether blazed	B
Ere Julius landed on her white cliffed shore	C
They sank delivered o'er	D
To fatal dissolution and I ween	E
No vestige then was left that such had ever been	E
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Nathless a British record long concealed	F
In old Armorica whose secret springs	G
No Gothic conqueror ever drank revealed	F
The marvellous current of forgotten things	G
How Brutus came by oracles impelled	H
And Albion's giants quelled	H
A brood whom no civility could melt	I
'Who never tasted grace and goodness ne'er had felt '	-
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By brave Corineus aided he subdued	J
And rooted out the intolerable kind	K
And this too long polluted land imbued	J
With goodly arts and usages refined	K
Whence golden harvests cities warlike towers	L
And pleasure's sumptuous bowers	L
Whence all the fixed delights of house and home	M
Friendships that will not break and love that cannot roam	M
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O happy Britain region all too fair	N
For self delighting fancy to endure	O
That silence only should inhabit there	N
Wild beasts or uncouth savages impure	O
But intermingled with the generous seed	P
Grew many a poisonous weed	P
Thus fares it still with all that takes its birth	Q
From human care or grows upon the breast of earth	Q
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Hence and how soon that war of vengeance waged	R
By Guendolen against her faithless lord	S
Till she in jealous fury unassuaged	S
Had slain his paramour with ruthless sword	S
Then into Severn hideously defiled	S
She flung her blameless child	S
Sabrina vowing that the stream should bear	N
That name through every age her hatred to declare	N
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So speaks the Chronicle and tells of Lear	T
By his ungrateful daughters turned adrift	S
Ye lightnings hear his voice they cannot hear	U
Nor can the winds restore his simple gift	S
But One there is a Child of nature meek	V
Who comes her Sire to seek	V
And he recovering sense upon her breast	S
Leans smilingly and sinks into a perfect rest	S
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There too we read of Spenser's fairy themes	W
And those that Milton loved in youthful years	X
The sage enchanter Merlin's subtle schemes	W
The feats of Arthur and his knightly peers	X
Of Arthur who to upper light restored	S
With that terrific sword	S
Which yet he brandishes for future war	C
Shall lift his country's fame above the polar star	Y
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What wonder then if in such ample field	S
Of old tradition one particular flower	D
Doth seemingly in vain its fragrance yield	S
And bloom unnoticed even to this late hour	D
Now gentle Muses your assistance grant	S
While I this flower transplant	S
Into a garden stored with Poesy	X
Where flowers and herbs unite and haply some weeds be	Z
That wanting not wild grace are from all mischief free	Z
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A KING more worthy of respect and love	A2
Than wise Gorbonian ruled not in his day	S
And grateful Britain prospered far above	A2
All neighbouring countries through his righteous sway	S
He poured rewards and honours on the good	S
The oppressor he withstood	S
And while he served the Gods with reverence due	S
Fields smiled and temples rose and towns and cities grew	S
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He died whom Artegal succeeds his son	E
But how unworthy of that sire was he	Z
A hopeful reign auspiciously begun	E
Was darkened soon by foul iniquity	Z
From crime to crime he mounted till at length	B2
The nobles leagued their strength	B2
With a vexed people and the tyrant chased	S
And on the vacant throne his worthier Brother placed	S
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From realm to realm the humbled Exile went	S
Suppliant for aid his kingdom to regain	E
In many a court and many a warrior's tent	S
He urged his persevering suit in vain	E
Him in whose wretched heart ambition failed	S
Dire poverty assailed	S
And tired with slights his pride no more could brook	C2
He towards his native country cast a longing look	C2
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Fair blew the wished for wind the voyage sped	S
He landed and by many dangers scared	S
'Poorly provided poorly followed '	-
To Calaterium's forest he repaired	S
How changed from him who born to highest place	X
Had swayed the royal mace	X
Flattered and feared despised yet deified	S
In Troynovant his seat by silver Thames's side	S
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From that wild region where the crownless King	D2
Lay in concealment with his scanty train	E
Supporting life by water from the spring	D2
And such chance food as outlaws can obtain	E
Unto the few whom he esteems his friends	X
A messenger he sends	X
And from their secret loyalty requires	X
Shelter and daily bread the sum of his desires	X
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While he the issue waits at early morn	E
Wandering by stealth abroad he chanced to hear	U
A startling outcry made by hound and horn	E
From which the tusky wild boar flies in fear	T
And scouring toward him o'er the grassy plain	E
Behold the hunter train	E
He bids his little company advance	X
With seeming unconcern and steady countenance	X
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The royal Elidure who leads the chase	X
Hath checked his foaming courser can it be	Z
Methinks that I should recognise that face	X
Though much disguised by long adversity	Z
He gazed rejoicing and again he gazed	S
Confounded and amazed	S
'It is the king my brother ' and by sound	S
Of his own voice confirmed he leaps upon the ground	S
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Long strict and tender was the embrace he gave	E2
Feebly returned by daunted Artegal	A
Whose natural affection doubts enslave	E2
And apprehensions dark and criminal	A
Loth to restrain the moving interview	S
The attendant lords withdrew	S
And while they stood upon the plain apart	S
Thus Elidure by words relieved his struggling heart	S
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'By heavenly Powers conducted we have met	S
O Brother to my knowledge lost so long	F2
But neither lost to love nor to regret	S
Nor to my wishes lost forgive the wrong	F2
Such it may seem if I thy crown have borne	E
Thy royal mantle worn	E
I was their natural guardian and 'tis just	S
That now I should restore what hath been held in trust '	-
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A while the astonished Artegal stood mute	S
Then thus exclaimed 'To me of titles shorn	E
And stripped of power me feeble destitute	S
To me a kingdom spare the bitter scorn	E
If justice ruled the breast of foreign kings	X
Then on the wide spread wings	X
Of war had I returned to claim my right	S
This will I here avow not dreading thy despite '	-
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'I do not blame thee ' Elidure replied	S
'But if my looks did with my words agree	Z
I should at once be trusted not defied	S
And thou from all disquietude be free	Z
May the unsullied Goddess of the chase	X
Who to this blessed place	X
At this blest moment led me if I speak	V
With insincere intent on me her vengeance wreak	V
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'Were this same spear which in my hand I grasp	G2
The British sceptre here would I to thee	Z
The symbol yield and would undo this clasp	G2
If it confined the robe of sovereignty	Z
Odious to me the pomp of regal court	S
And joyless sylvan sport	S
While thou art roving wretched and forlorn	E
Thy couch the dewy earth thy roof the forest thorn '	-
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Then Artegal thus spake 'I only sought	S
Within this realm a place of safe retreat	S
Beware of rousing an ambitious thought	S
Beware of kindling hopes for me unmeet	S
Thou art reputed wise but in my mind	S
Art pitiably blind	S
Full soon this generous purpose thou may'st rue	S
When that which has been done no wishes can undo	S
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'Who when a crown is fixed upon his head	S
Would balance claim with claim and right with right	S
But thou I know not how inspired how led	S
Wouldst change the course of things in all men's sight	S
And this for one who cannot imitate	S
Thy virtue who may hate	S
For if by such strange sacrifice restored	S
He reign thou still must be his king and sovereign lord	S
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'Lifted in magnanimity above	A2
Aught that my feeble nature could perform	H2
Or even conceive surpassing me in love	A2
Far as in power the eagle doth the worm	I2
I Brother only should be king in name	J2
And govern to my shame	J2
A shadow in a hated land while all	A
Of glad or willing service to thy share would fall '	-
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'Believe it not '	-