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B06019 Suspiria, or Sighs on the death of the late most illustrious monarch Charles the II. King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, &c. who changed his earthly for a heavenly crown, on Friday the 6th. February, 168⁴/₅. In the 37th year of His reign, and 55th of his age. 1685 (1685) Wing S6204; ESTC R184801 1,046 1

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SUSPIRIA or SIGHS On the DEATH of the Late Most Illustrious MONARCH CHARLES the II. KING OF Great Britain France and Ireland c. who changed his Earthly for a Heavenly Crown on Friday the 6th February 1684 5. In the 37 th year of his Reign and 55 th of his Age. CAn Great Illustrious Britains Monarchy Dye Without a Sacrifice of Tears what Eye Forbears to Drill whole Hecatombs when we Have lost the Atlas of our Monarchy Ah! sharpest Grief put out thy Keenest Stings Bemoan the best of Men the best of Kings Can an Inrag'd Distracted Muse forbear To Rail at Death that must so rudely tear Our Pater Patriae Countries Father hence Unruly Grief Rail not at Providence How dar'st thou Murmur at thy Kings Remove The KING of Kings would have him mount above An Earthly Crown to a more Glorious one Bright Rays of Majesty about him Shone When here he now in greater Glory dwells A Glory that allows no Paralells Then spiteful Grief be still and Envy not Thy Prince the great advancement he has got Ah! Words where are ye Ah! what must I borrow Language from Tears to Represent my Sorrow Drop then ye friendly Streams till like a Flood More Elegant than Words be understood Our Universal Grief to mourn thus you Better than Groans or Elegies can do Dull stupid Pen away give place to Sighs The Fittest Mourners for such Obsequies Presume nor then to draw his Character His Royal Name is Blazon'd ev'ry where The Sun in its Orbicular surround Scarce sees a Place but where his Fame does sound Ah! but I will And tell the World that he Was Great and Good and full of Clemency A Prince of so much Majesty that none Could with more splendid Virtues grace a Throne That lent not borrow'd Lustre to his Crown Away away thou Blunt-Poetick Art On meaner Subjects act thy little Part. No Rhapsodies of Verse no Prose can Rise To Accents fit for such great Obsequies Oh! Great but Dismal Subject could my Quill In stead of Ink with other Drops Distill I 'de Represent to ev'ry Readers view Lines not of Sable but of Crimson hiew There 's nothing of Idolatry in the Right Application of Apostrophe Then Great now then before more Glorious Prince Since our Supreamest King has call'd thee hence May Heav'ns o're-ruling Bright Illustrious Rays Give thy surving Subjects Halcyon Days May this August Celebrious Kingdom see No Inter-Regnum of that Clemency Which sav'd three Kingdom a from a Fatal Yoke The Dire results of an Intended Stroke Dismiss thy fear His Royal Brother who Succeeds him in his Throne and Virtues too Has so Majestick so Sublime a Soul That what he promis'd none shall dare Controul Away Suspicion here 's the Royal Word What greater surety can Mankind afford That Publick-Sacred Obligation binds The Royal Breast to leave things as he finds The Constitution of our Laws to be Just to the Subjects just to Monarchy Edinburgh Re-printed by the Heir of Andrew Anderson Printer to His most Sacred Majesty 1685.