Cast up among the waters, could erect

Foundations firm as on the central ground;

The art which changed thy huts to palaces,

And bade the God of Ocean’s temples rise

Conspicuous far above the crystal plain,

The ever-active nerve of industry,

That bound the Orient to the Occident

In fruitful commerce, till thy lap was filled

With wealth, the while thy head was girt with power,

Each have their separate palm from wondering men ...