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LEWESDON HILL.
[1]Plying her monstrous labour unrestrain'd;A rank of castles in the rough sea sunk,With towery shape and height, and armed headsUprising o'er the surge; and these between,Unmeasurable mass of ponderous rockProjected many a mile to rear her wallMidst the deep waters. She, the mighty workStill urging, in her arrogant attempt,As with a lordly voice to the Ocean cries,'Hitherto come, no farther; here be staid'The raging of thy waves; within this bound'Be all my haven:' and therewith takes inA space of amplest circuit, wide and deep,Won from the straiten'd main: nor less in strengthThan in dimensions; giant-like in both:On each side flank'd with citadels and towersAnd rocky walls, and arches massy proofAgainst the storm of war. Compared with this,[2]Less, and less hazardous emprize atcheived
  1. ↑ A detail of this vast project is given at the conclusion of this Poem.
  2. ↑ Quint. Curt. lib. 4, cap. 2, 3.

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