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A Poem upon His Highness the Prince of Orange's expedition into England by J.D.
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J. D.
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1689
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Wing D41; ESTC R14576
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A POEM UPON His Highness the Prince of Orange's Expedition into England By J. D. Nunc gratae siquando Mihi nunc ludite Musae I Never thought to see the well got Fame Could my Plaindealing-Muse provoke to Praise Or that a Man's Deserts should place His Name Above the reach of Flattery to raise 2 And yet His Character most beauteous shows Writ by the most severe Philosophers And naked Truth by his Assistance grows Now first a Subject high enough for Verse 3 What the best Fawning Poets of the Age Falsly ascrib'd to others is his Due Too soon they did their Flattery engage Had it been kept till now it had been true 4 You that would Heroes write and yet write Sense Judiciously observe this Great Good Man He 'll teach you more and juster Excellence Then past Examples or Invention Can. 5 Though Painters from Licentious Fancy take Monsters and Bulky Gyants at command Yet when a perfect Beauty they would make They copy the best Works of Nature's Hand 6 He 'll show you mighty Power little us'd Yet Vast Affairs by his Direction move Holland with name of Liberty abus'd While Rul'd by Him with most Tyrannick Love. 7 Riches well spent in Great and Virtuous Deeds A Life from Pride and Luxury more free Than Rigid Anchorets Affected Weeds Or all the Sons of Rome sworn Poverty 8 Religious Wisdom's pare diffusive Beams That like the Sun shine most for others Good Worth joyn'd with such Humility it seems The only thing by Him not understood 9 Justice as sure and equal as the Grave His Character this side alone is blind Men He so well discerns one would believe He could their Thoughts by Intuition find 10 Mercy so great so much without a Cause It almost looks like want of Memory And did He not submit it to the Laws By consequence would turn to Cruelty 11 Graecian and Roman Grandeur in Him meet He scorns Barbarian Asiatick State Chuses to be so rather than look Great Virtue within than Princes at His Gate 12 Cool Courage never heard before 't is seen As his deep Councils first in Fact appear So wond'rous Swift has our Deliv'rance been We scarce had time to Hope nor Rome to Fear 13 With Curses as She came our Land to load She saw the Riches and the Promis'd Pay But not so soon as the dull Ass †The same that lent the Lyon his Tail to help him out of the pit See the Fable She rode The Mighty Guardian Angel in the way 14 The sullen Beast stood still nor valu'd * High Comission Court. turning out of Commission Liberty of Conscience Indictments c. Blows But Bravely he resolv'd to do no more Both saw and spoke the Danger at his Nose The Brute ne're show'd his Parts so much before 15 What the lewd Councels of State-spoiling Knaves The Industry of self-destroying Fools United Kings Priests-Heads and Hands of Slaves With all inferiour necessary Tools 16 What Breach of Laws and Faith a well-tim'd Plot That base Pretence for useful Cruelty Rebellion sent for the wish'd * The D. of M. Victim got A Gown that taught or Sword forc'd Slavery 17 What all these help'd by self-betraying Fears And grown resistless by our strong Despair Had scarcely form'd in many tedious Years How soon He broke and scatter'd into Air 18 When noxious Insects cover'd all our Land And the 〈◊〉 Palace least of all was free A g Wind arose at his Command That wept them in or else beyond the Sea. 19 Religion lists her long dejected Head Kill'd Laws revive and Love deposeth Fear So when all Nature 's in appearance dead The Sun recalls the Beauties of the Year 20 Minding no Ends but God and Nature's Cause Calm and Resolv'd He utmost hazard runs But Triumph hates and Popular Applause And more the Honour than the danger shuns 21 Though Fortune Crown his Actions with Success To Us not him are all her Favours shown In vain does she attempt the Man to bless Who makes all other Wrongs so much his own 22 His Altars all unjustly-wretched choose To his vast Goodness as the Ocean Flow Where Floods of Tears and Miseries they loose Remember not the past nor Future know 23 He owns and all his publick Acts evince Empires true ends by him are understood Not the Wild Lust and Pleasure of the Prince But pure Religion and the Peoples good 24 Spain his Old Enemy does now confess To him she ill-deserved safety ows Sings unfeign'd Praises for his Arms Success And Zealous for the Reformation grows 25 Now France that Scourge of God has taught the Age Our Hero it 's true Interest to know He checks the haughty Monsieur's swelling Rage Just hither and no farther shalt thou go 26 In vain did wisest Belgian States-men try Without Him to support their tott'ring States That Deed was Praelude to a Work more high Now the same Artist's hand all Europe waits 27 The two great Rival Navies by him join'd Their Canvas Wings the Globe shall spread around Heap Wealth from ev'ry Tributary Wind Awe the whole Earth make widest Seas their SOUND 28 Our British Lyons now they Him obey Once more shall stalk through France with Furious state While led with Hopes to share the noble Prey Hungry Imperial Eagles on 'em wait 29 Who don't confess him KING although he hath Such Works such Proofs of destin'd Empire seen To strength of Education owes His Faith Had He seen Christ h 'ad not a Christian been 30 What shall we do or how shall we contrive To Him but Common Gratitude to shew When though we both our selves and Kingdoms give That and much more 's our Interest to do 31 His Vertue is its own and best Reward So helps the weak Attempts of grateful Minds As when Man's willing but the Task 's too hard He supernatural Assistance finds LONDON Printed for G. C. and Published by R. Baldwin near the Black Bull in the Old Baily 168â—