What do we see! Cato then become <br />A greater name in Britain than in Rome? <br />Does mankind now admire his virtues more, <br />Though Lucan, Horace, Virgil, wrote before? <br />How will posterity this truth explain? <br />"Cato begins to live in Anna's reign." <br />The world's great chiefs, in council or in arms, <br />Rise in your lines with more exalted charms; <br />Illustrious deeds in distant nations wrought, <br />And virtues by departed heroes taught, <br />Raise in your soul a pure immortal flame, <br />Adorn your life, and consecrate your fame; <br />To your renown all ages you subdue, <br />And Caesar fought, and Cato bled for you.<br /><br />Edward Young<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ocean-an-ode-concluding-with-a-wish-2/
