Although we fought the banded world alone,
We swear to guard our own.
XLVIII
Hands all Round
[Published in The Examiner, February 7, 1852. Reprinted, slightly altered, in Life, vol. I, p. 345. Included, almost entirely re-written, in collected Works.]
First drink a health, this solemn night,
A health to England, every guest;
That man's the best cosmopolite
Who loves his native country best.