In Seditionem Horrendam, Corruptelis Gallicus Ut Fertue, Londini Nuper Exortam
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Perfida, crudelis, victa et lymphata furore,
Non armis, laurum Gallia fraude petit.
Venalem pretio plebem conducit, et urit
Undique privatas patriciasque domos.
Nequicquam conata suâ, fœdissima sperat
Posse tamen nostrâ nos superare manu.
Gallia, vana struis! Precibus nunc utere! Vinces,
Nam mites timidis supplicibusque sumus.
TRANSLATION.
False, cruel, disappointed, stung to the heart,
France quits the warrior's for the assassin's part,
To dirty hands a dirty bribe conveys,
Bids the low street and lofty palace blaze.
Her sons, too weak to vanquish us alone,
She hires the worst and basest of our own.
Kneel, France! a suppliant conquers us with ease,
We always spare a coward on his knees.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAABAXBB CCBBDDBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 693 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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