“Methinks her patient sons before me stand,

Where the broad ocean leans against the land,

And, sedulous to stop the coming tide,

Lift the tall rampire’s artificial pride.

Onward, methinks, and diligently slow

The firm connected bulwark seems to grow;

Spreads its long arms amidst the watery roar.

Scoops out an empire and usurps the shore.”