Though each in vain such various ills employs,

Firmly he stands, and even those ills enjoys;

Firm as fair Albion midst the raging main,

Surveys encircling danger with disdain.

}

{ In vain the waves assault the unmoved shore,

{ In vain the winds with mingled fury roar,

{ Fair Albion's beauteous cliffs shine whiter than before.

Nor shalt thou move, though hell thy fall conspire,

Though the worse rage of zeal's fanatic fire,