"Tho' Rome's fell Star malignant shone, / When good Eliza rul'd this State, / On English hearts she plac'd her throne, / And in their happiness her Fate, / While blacker than the Tempests of the North, / The Papal Tyrant sent his curses forth."
The Genius of Britain. An Iambic Ode. Addressed to the Right Hon. William Pitt.
Only 1 entry in ESTC (1756).<br>
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Attributed to John Gilbert Cooper (1723-1769), in the English Short Title Catalogue. LION [erroneously?] assigns it to Richard Owen Cambridge.<br>
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See <u>The Genius of Britain. An Iambic Ode. Addressed to the Right Hon. William Pitt.</u> (London: Printed for M. Cooper, 1756). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T225">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=3D1WAAAAYAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;