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Quotes from An Ode to the Country Gentlemen of England — Mark Akenside

1721–1770 England

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Whither is Europe’s ancient spirit fled?
Where are those valiant tenants of her shore,
Who from the warrior bow the strong dart sped,
Or with firm hand the rapid pole-axe bore?

An Ode to the Country Gentlemen of England (1758)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mark Akenside (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.