The Borough

“THE BOROUGH”, by GEORGE CRABBE (1754-1832)

LETTER I.
These did the ruler of the deep ordain,
To build proud navies and to rule the main.
POPE, Homer’s Iliad.
Such scenes has Deptford, navy-building town,
Woolwich and Wapping, smelling strong of pitch;
Such Lambeth, envy of each band and gown,
And Twickenham such, which fairer scenes enrich.
POPE, Imitation of Spencer.
. . . . . . . . . . . Et cum coelestibus undis