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A50399 Upon the death of his late highness, Oliver lord protector of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, and the dominions and territories thereunto belonging Mayhew, Thomas. 1658 (1658) Wing M1445A; ESTC R213835 903 1

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Upon the Death of His Late Highness OLIVER LORD PROTECTOR OF THE COMMON-WEALTH OF England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging AN ELEGIE AS sometime fals the lofty Cedar down And knocks the Earth with his Cloud-neighbor Crown Or those tall Elms which by a fatal Gust Late forc'd their Stations left and kist the dust Presaging sure as at Romes Founders Fate Th' Eclipse and Storm a Breach upon this State Too soon alas fulfill'd So fell this Prince Great as Virtue's or Valor 's Excellence Could form an Heroe whose successes fill'd The world with Terror whose Exploits excell'd Those Chiefs of Greece and Rome and spake a fame Of lowder accents then Gustavus name Whose Fortunes such his Foes as well might stem The current of the Baltique Sea as them Whose Victories taught Civil wars to cease And laid three Nations in the armes of Peace Who those high mighty States that by the sword Redeem'd their Freedom from their Spanish Lord Ev'n in their height subdu'd and made them loer Their tattred Topsails to his English power Proud Romes idol'trous Son his Enlsigns next A stonied and in his bosome vext Witness those Cacus-dens rich by the harms Of England won by his Herculean Armes But Heav'n decreed that Conquest so begun Should finish'd be by His Illustrious Son For now to teach Earths Potentates that Fate Will ride triumphant in the Palace gate Stern and impartial Fate whose strict Commands Not Virtue wall'd with Arts and Armes withstands This meager Serjeant comes to act his part Arrests his Life and stabs his gen'rous heart Who by resignment of his dearest Breath Proclaims aloud th' authority of Death That day which twice his Victor-brows with Bayes Had crowned crowns now th' period of his dayes That signal day which twice renowns his story Now the third time consummates his Glory The Heav'ns seem'd hung with black grief Vail'd the world Tears delug'd Earth the Globe fear'd to be hurld Back to its Chaos load Confusion stood A tiptoe threatning a fresh Sea of Blood The broaken Roof presag'd the Fabricks fall And mighty ruine laid a claim to all But sacred Providence there did appear A morning Sun to gild our Hemisphere With new and vigorous Light to cleer the skies Dispel those clouds of Fear and dry our eyes Wise Joshua arose in Moses steed Elisha here Elijah did succeed Thus warlike David gaind the Hebrew Crown And for Successor left a Solomon Mira cano Sol occubuit Nox nulla secuta est T. Mayhew London Printed for Edward Husbands and are to be sold at his Shop at the Golden-Dragon in Fleetstreet 1658.