And for the consummation of thy lot,
That old St. Denys will allow thee room
To sleep uncensured and forgot,
Among thy fathers in a silent tomb.
VERSES
SPOKEN IN THE THEATRE, OXFORD, AT THE INSTALLATION OF THE CHANCELLOR, LORD GRENVILLE, JULY 10, 1810, BY HENRY CROWE, A COMMONER OF WADHAM COLLEGE.
Still through the realms of Europe far around
Echoes the martial trump, the Battle’s sound:
There many a nation, now subdued and broke,
In sullen silence wears the Tyrant’s yoke: