High on the first the son of Chatham shone,
(The British lion couching by his throne,)
Master of speech! His potent eloquence
Seems still to echo on the wond’ring sense:
Anxious, but firm, his lofty look appears,
And young he seems, with all the skill of years.
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George Canning, C. J. Fox, R. B. Sheridan, Warren Hastings, Burke and Windham are the other politicians alluded to in this poem.
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An Essay on Play.