the war in Gaul is fupported with alternate fuccefs, and various heroes diftinguish themfelves on both sides by their valour or virtue, Moloch contrives an enchanted valley between the Gallic city and the Phoenician camp, which diftreffes the Tyrians extremely, who, despairing of the prince's return, are encouraged and affifted by Ramiel.In the tenth book, the genius appears to Albina, relates to her the fituation of Britan, and paffes with her disguised like young warriors, through the centre of the earth; they rife on a fudden in the gardens of Mammon, and discover themselves to the prince, who returns with them to Europe.-The malevolent fpirits, thus baffled in all their attempts, debate, in the eleventh book, upon taking more vigorous measures, and refolve to hazard a decifive battle with the guardian angels. The war in Gaul continued; a bloody combat; the Tyrians put to flight: Britan and Albina appear and rally them; the evil deities defeated; Gaul fubdued; the Phoenicians pass the enchanted valley.-In the last book, the victorious army march along the coaft of France, till they difcern the rocks of Albion; upon which, they embark and crofs the channel, attended by the invisible genii, who fit in the fails. The nuptials of Britan, who gives his name to the ifland, with Albina, that is, in the more hidden fense, of royalty with liberty. The Tyrians choose their brides among the other nymphs. Ramiel conducts the king and queen of Britain to the top of a high mountain, fince called Dover Cliff, whence he fhews them the extent of their empire, points to its different rivers, forefts, and plains, foretels its future glory, and, having refumed his celeftial form, flies to heaven; the hero and nymph descend from the mountain aftonished and delighted. BRITAIN DISCOVERED, BOOK I. THE daring chief who left the Tyrian shore, Commands my boldest strain. Thro' dire alarms, The shock of tempests, and the clash of arms, He sought the main where blissful Albion lay, And, heav'n-defended, took his anxious way. Tho' air-born fiends his wand'ring fleet assail'd, With impious rage; yet love and truth prevail'd. BRITAIN DISCOVERED: AN HEROIC POEM. THE ARGUMENTS. BOOK I. THE Phænicians having landed near Tarteffus, are unkindly received by the natives; their leader, BRITAN, fends Phenix and Hermion, as his ambaffadors, to the king of Iberia, who treats them with indignity, rejects the proffered union, and commands. them to leave his coaft. In the mean time, the prince of Tyre wanders, to meditate on his destined enterprise, into a foreft; where his attendant spirit appears to him in the character of a Druid, warns him of approaching dangers, and exhorts him to vifit in disguise the court of king Lusus: he confents; is conducted to the banks of the Tagus, with a harp and oaken garland; and is hofpitably entertained by the fovereign of Lufitania, who prevails on him to relate the history of his life and fortunes. The narrative begins from his vision of ALBIONE in the groves of Tyre, and his confultation of the Memphian fages, to his arrival in Greece.✨ He vifits DIDO, his father's fifter, then employed in building Carthage. A debate between Phenix and the Carthaginian chiefs: on the best poffible form of government. BOOK II. The gods of INDIA convened on Mount, Cailás, by Rudra or Mahádéva, the power of deftruction; their numbers, characters, attributes, and attendants. The goddefs Gangá announces the views and voyage of the Tyrian hero; expreffes her apprehensions of his ultimate fuccefs, but advises the most vehement oppofition to him; declaring, that his victory will prove the origin of a wonderful nation, who will poffefs themselves of her banks, profane her waters, mock the temples of the Indian divinities, appropriate |