On the Freedom of the City of London being presented to the Right Hon. William Pitt, Esq; and the Right Hon. Henry Bilson Legge, Esq

When Rome's great Cæsar had her Battles won,
Four diff'rent Triumphs grac'd her darling Son;
Glorious he enter'd 'midst the Spoils of War,
And look'd a God in the Triumphal Car:
The vulgar Shout proclaim'd the Victor's Praise,
And noisy Pomp distinguished the Days:
But Britain's Sons may boast superior Fame,
Their Bosoms glowing with a worthier Flame;
Superior Triumph boast, a nobler Prize,
The general Plaudit of the Good and Wise:
When fair
Augusta
gave with patriot Hand,
All that true Worth could ask, or Merit could demand.