| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | May 11 | | Lord Chatham | | By William Cowper (1731–1800) |
| | (Died on May 11, 1778)
IN him Demosthenes was heard again; | |
| Liberty taught him her Athenian strain; | |
| She clothed him with authority and awe, | |
| Spoke from his lips, and in his looks gave law. | |
| His speech, his form, his action full of grace, | 5 |
| And all his country beaming in his face, | |
| He stood as some inimitable hand | |
| Would strive to make a Paul or Tully stand. | |
| No sycophant or slave, that dared oppose | |
| Her sacred cause, but trembled when he rose; | 10 |
| And every venal stickler for the yoke | |
| Felt himself crushed at the first word he spoke. | | | | |
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