Classic Poem

Is Denham's nervous Muse reviv'd again,
To hail the Regal Visit of L ORRAIN ?
Or is it P OPE'S harmonious Voice we hear,
Or whose majestic Numbers charm our Ear?
What modest Youth fears to expose his Name,
When ev'ry Line so justly merits Fame?
L ORRAIN may learn to rule of Britain 's King ;
But British Bards may learn of Thee to sing.
Whoe'er thou art, these feeble Lays receive,
Tho' I this Tribute with Reluctance give;
For, when my Eye thy pompous Verse surveys,
I read with Wonder , but with Envy praise.

So, when Britannia 's Senators contest,
And jarring Feuds enrage the Patriot's Breast;
If some judicious Speech great W ALPOLE makes,
Opposing Parties praise him, while he speaks;
His Foes resign the long-disputed Cause;
And, spite of Malice, Envy gives Applause.