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An Encomium on the reverend and valiant Mr. George Walker
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1689
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AN ENCOMIUM On the REVEREND and VALIANT Mr. George Walker 10. Sept 1689 THOU glorious Guide in Honour's roughest wayes Whose vast Deserts exceeds our greatest Praise Whilst clamorous throngs of the admiring Croud Their Joy and thy Deserts proclaim aloud Whilst sucking Babes are taught to lisp thy Name Permit I Eccho the loud Voice of Fame Whose Golden Wings shall bear thy Name on high And mounting Plumes shall beat the distant Skye The Constant Valiant Loyal Walker's Name His Countrey 's glory but the Rebels shame The glorious Trophies of his Loyal Sword Immortal Annals ever shall record Successive times shall long with wonder hear Love and admire and hold his memory dear Propose his Pattern as the utmost bound Virtue can reach or may in Man be found The Roman Valour must by his decline Which like the Sun does lesser Starrs outshine Virtue in him exalted does appear Secure by being Good free both from Guilt and Fear Who bravely for his dear Religion stood The Kingdoms glory and the Nations good The Gown-mens Mirrour when he speaks the Word The Soldiers Pattern when he takes the Sword. When Popish Legions close Besieg'd the Town And proudly bragg'd Their Lives and all 's our own The thoughts but on his Dangers chills my Blood I shake to think how he undaunted stood And Deaths grim Terrors at his awful sight Grown fearful to his numerous Foes took flight Like as a Fire supprest in hollow Cave Disdains its Prison and doth murmuring rave At last breaks forth mounts to its native seat Devouring all with flames and rapid heat So mighty Walker sally'd on his Foes Still crown'd with Victory whensoe're he goes With few and weak whole Legions put to flight Honour by greatest Dangers shows most bright His noble Mind exil'd all sordid Fear A Soul so great and brave could not despair As when a troop of thrifty Swains cut down With Sythes Earth's ripn'd Riches from the ground Whole sheaves of Corn lye strew'd upon the Plain So by his Arms were Irish Rebels slain Yet than all these an Enemy more fell Within the City Walls did Famine dwell Famine that never shuns the worst of Meat Famine that never did a Parlee beat Famine that never sounded a retreat Famine by which their Brave and Valiant dy'd This they encountred and its power defy'd He when the ghastly Emperour of Graves Which bravest Men of all their force bereaves Star'd in his Face loud threatning all to kill No fear of Death could force him to do ill He knew the Quarrel happy was and good For Countreys Cause to spend his dearest Blood. Like Staremberg that bravely did support By his great Fortiude the Imperial Court So Reverend Walker for three Nations good ' Gainst Number Sickness Death and Famine stood No Dangers or Rewards could make him yield Faithful i' th' Town and Valiant in the Field Fame Queen of Immortality shall give Him Balm when dead and Honour whilst alive May from his Lips Just Loyal Sermons flow Whilst lawrel'd Miters court his Reverend Brown. Danger hath Honour great Designs their Fame And Resolution's Honours fairest aim Let all brave Souls so venture for the Prize They make their Fortune that are Stout and Wise LICENSED September 6. 1689. J. Frasier LONDON Printed for J. Green near Temple-Barr 1689.