And duteous lead her to the regal bow'r.

High, over head the airy cocoa bends,

The victor palm a virid shade extends,

Surrounding limes their freshness throw between

And swarthy plantains gild the glowing scene.

Amidst the splendours, that around her shone,

Th' indignant Pow'r ascends the sylvan throne;

Th' Hesperian sun, from the descent of day,

Beams on her front serene a languid ray.

About her sandal'd feet—a sapient band,