Jones, Henry (1721-1770)

Shrewsbury Quarry, &c. A Poem.

Shrewsbury and London

Printed by J. Eddowes, T. Longman, and J. Dodsley

1769

"His wealth shall circulate through all her veins, / His flowing gold shall warm her vig'rous heart, / And health and plenty visit ev'ry part;"

Let Clive, exalted by his virtue, stand
Distinguish'd; Clive, who open'd wide his hand;
With giving heart, and kind congenial smile,
He bade his Indian treasures raise the pile;
Treasures dear bought, the price of health, and blood,
Yet cheaply purchas'd for his Country's good;
To her high worth he consecrates his gains,
His wealth shall circulate through all her veins,
His flowing gold shall warm her vig'rous heart,
And health and plenty visit ev'ry part;
The genial stream shall make each virtue rise,
And lift his laurel to the bending skies;
His patriot deeds shall cancel Britian's crimes,
Avert the thunder, and redeem the times;
His public worth shall public vice atone,
Who makes the welfare of mankind his own;
His wealth unenvy'd, and his worth approv'd,
By Britain honour'd, and by Britain lov'd;
Lo! time shall hand his merits down to fame,
And grave on virtue's adamant his name.

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2 entries in ESTC (1769, 1770).

See Shrewsbury Quarry, &c. A Poem. By Henry Jones (Shrewsbury and London: Printed by J. Eddowes, T. Longman, and J. Dodsley, 1769). <Link to ESTC>

05/27/2005