Far other objects here around us rise, The monuments of nobler victories. This splendid dome, yon goodly piles behold, This favour’d ground adorning, which of old Our first great Chief, a patriot Hero, chose “For Learning’s triumph o’er her barbarous foes[33]:” These are her honourable trophies; here No spoils of plunder’d provinces appear. Our hallow’d fanes, our lofty spires, were built By pure and bounteous hands unsoil’d with guilt. Pure also was the source: the bounty springs From holy Prelates, from religious Kings; Who in the peaceful walks of life pursued Their godlike occupation, doing good; And taught us, careless of a transient fame, Like them to seek a worthier meed, and claim Th’ immortal recompense that Heaven decrees For charitable toils, and generous works of peace. Is there, who nurtured in this happy seat, Still loves the Mansion, Learning’s choice retreat?— Who yet these groves will honour, where his youth Was early train’d to Virtue and to Truth;— Who liberal arts and useful Science wooes, And by the Muse beloved, protects the Muse; Whose patient labour and unabated zeal Pursues that nobles tend, his Country’s Weal;— Watchful, and resolute in her defence With counsel sage, and manly eloquence?— For Him fair Fame her clearest voice shall raise Till her high trumpet labours in his praise. He ’bove the Conqueror’s name shall be renown’d, Him Glory still shall follow, and around Laurels unstain’d, unfading palms, shall spread, Such as are now prepared for GRENVILLE’S honour’d head. [32] The iron crown of Italy. [33] Johnson’s Prologue, spoken at the opening of Drury-Lane, 1747. AD MUSAS. Dulce sub Autumnum, venienti frigore, mane Lacte novo relevare sitim; dulce oscula Nisæ Præripere, in fœno cum semisupina recenti Dormit, nuda sinu; sub vespere dulce vagari Quà vigil effundit liquidam Philomela querelam: At mihi dulcis amor Musarum ante omnia: vos O Pierides, vestro, precor, aspirate poetæ. Ηως Εργων ἡγητειρα, βιου προπολε θνητοισιν. Or. Hym.