ANTIQUITIES. 871 



Of the Europeans, the Aramites, and Armenians.* 



O thoughtless Christian, there was opprfcv.sive toil, 



Before the pacification of Lludd and Llefelis, f 



The proprietor of the fair island J is rous<= d 



Against the Roman leader, splendid and terrible. 



The King § is not ensnared, as inexpert : he directs with his speech 



(Having seen all the foreigners that were to be seen), 



That the quadrangular swamp || should be set in order, by wayfliring 



torches, 

 Against the arrogant leader, in whose presence there was a spreadmg 



flame. ^ 

 The son of Graid,** with his voice, directs the retaliation. 

 The Cymry burst into a flame— there is war upon the slavcs.ft 

 With deliberate thought will I declare the stroke that made them 



decamp. 

 It tvas the great exaltation of British energy. XX 



• The Romans had carried their arms, not only over the best part of Europe, but 

 also into Aram, or Syria and Armenia, before ihey invaded Uritam. 



t These reputed brothers of Cassivellaunus, were the princes of the Trine 

 bantes, who deserted the general cause of their country, and sent ambassadors 

 to Julius Caesar. 



+ The reader wiU see hereafter, that the ancient Bards coiiferred this title upon 

 the solar divinity, and his chief minister. 



§ That is Cassivellaunus, whose abilities and prudence are acknowledged by 

 the Roman commander. 



II The fortress or town of Cassivellaunus, SUvh palad'ibusquc munitum. De 

 Beli Gall. L. V. c. 21. 



^ Relinquebatur ut neque longius abagmine legionum discetli Csesar pate- 

 retur, et tantum in agris vastandis, iincndiisque Jkdeiidis, hostibus noceretur. 

 lb. c. 19. 



"• Grad, or Graid, the mn Cassivellaunus is called the the son of Belt, which 



is another name of that deified luminai'y. 



ff Those British tribes who voluntarily submitted to the Romans (see 

 CiEsar, ib. c. 20, 21), and on whom Cassivellaunus retaliated alter Caesar's 

 departure. 



++ The Bard, in a strain of venial patriotism, ascribes the departure of Csesar 

 and the Romans to the prowess of his countrymen. Other BarcU have diopped 

 pretty strong hints to the same purpose. Lucan says — 



Territa quaesitis ostendit terga Britannis. 

 And Pope, with less asperity — 



Ask why, from Britain Caesar would retreat ? 



Caesar himself might whisper — I was beat. 



Stonehenge. 



