Classic Poem

Dear friend, thy animated strain
Fights Nelson's battle o'er again,
With so much force and fire,
We glow, and think the exulting Muse
Herself records the wond'rous news,
To send it to her sire!

And hence, that when the Thund'rer reads
The British hero's mighty deeds,
He'll swear so vast the glory!
Mars and Dan Phaebus stole below,
That one might crush Britannia's foe,
And t'other tell the story!