Indomitable ship, the Briton round

Look’d, on his power and glory to rely,

And boastful cried, “Companions renown’d!

See, there they come: new trophies to attain

Wait your unconquer’d arms; the feeble pines

That Spain prepares for her defence in vain:

Fate from our yoke exemption none assigns.

We are the sons of Neptune. Do they dare

To plough the waves before us? Call to mind

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