"Firm friend of suffering slaves!" she cried,
"These frantic outrages deride,
While I protect thy name!
Soon shall one dear selected hand
Richly o'erpay at my command,
Indignity with Fame:
"Since thou hast won, in Nature's cause,
My fondest love, my prime applause,
Thy Honour is my care;
Now shall my favourite Bard be thine:
My Cowper, guard of glory's shine!
Shall grave thy merits there."
William Hayley.
BIRTHPLACE OF WILLIAM WILBERFORCE, AT HULL.
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