O’er what great Julius gained by arms before;
Julius was all with martial trophies crowned;
Augustus for his peaceful arts renowned:
Rome calls them great, and makes them deities;
That, for his valour; this, his policies:
You, mighty prince, than both are greater far,
Who rule in peace that world you gained in war;
You sure from heaven a finished hero fell,
Who thus alone two Pagan Gods excel.
Inscription for a Fountain, adorned with Queen Anne’s and the late Duke of Marlborough’s Images, and the chief Rivers of the World round the work.