Classic Poem

In Rome , when all was Happiness and Ease,
In the full Splendor of voluptuous Days,
Their Chiefs neglected sought the silent Shade,
" Till loudly summon'd to their Country's Aid.
For when tempestuous Ills assault a Realm,
They call their ablest Pilot to the Helm;
To guard their Freedom, to preserve their Fame;
So God-like Stair , so Cincinnatus came!
Alike illustrious in their Country's Cause,
Guardians of dying Liberty and Laws.
Accept, my Lord, this Off'ring, nor refuse
The varied Labours of an artless Muse:
No Herald can add Lustre to thy Birth,
No Poet justly praise thy noble Worth;
Yet let the fair Attempt Acceptance find,
And my weak Sex plead to thy gen'rous Mind;
What Wonders then may I hereafter do?
At once protected, and inspired by You!