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But Broke reveng'd them by his noble deed,
And in the Shannon taught his foes to bleed:
Columbia, gazing on the adverse shore,
Beheld her glory and her cause no more.

Now, joyous light throughout our Nation burns,
While he in laurels o'er the Sea returns:
And, taught by Broke, Britannia now may view
What her brave Suffolk^[1] to her foes can do.

Our gracious Master, with a sweet reward,
Has shown his faith was grateful to his Lord^[2]:
And, brave himself as is the crystal light,
Has cloth'd with honour his courageous Knight.

November 19th, 1813.

1. Sir Philip Broke is a gentleman of Suffolk.
2. The Prince Regent was graciously pleased to create Captain Broke a Baronet of England, for his conduct in this Battle.