"Bless his protective hand, that calls out Arts, / And hail his Empire, o'er a people's hearts."
Writ on a Blank Leaf of Alzira,  when given to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. [from The Works]
2 entries in ESTC (1753, 1754).<br>
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Hill translation of Voltaire's <u>Alzira</u> was first published in 1736.<br>
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Text from <u>The Works of the Late Aaron Hill, Esq; in Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, and of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With an Essay on the Art of Acting</u>. (London: Printed for the benefit of the family, 1753). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T107059">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;