Classic Poem

Amidst contending Parties Strife for Sway,
Eager to rule, reluctant to obey;
How just, how noble, must his Conduct seem!
Whom all unite to honour, and esteem?
This blissful Fate, this Happiness divine,
Has Heaven reserv'd to crown a Life, like Thine;
This the Reward sublimer Virtues claim,
Unenvy'd Honours, and unspotted Fame!
Integrity in fairest Light confess'd
Lives in the sacred Centre of thy Breast;
Oh, never, never, from her Laws depart!
So, reign, confess'd, the Friend of ev'ry Heart;
Fix'd on her solid Base, thy Worth shall stand,
And Britons bless thy delegated Hand:
Ev'n restless Faction shall ensure thy Peace,
And only Heaven thy Happiness increase.