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A70745
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On the Prince's going to England, with an army, to restore the government
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1689
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Wing O321A; ESTC R21547
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ON THE Prince's going to England WITH AN ARMY Tsuccurrere Soeclo Ne prohibete o Restore the Government Hunc saltem everso Juvenem succurrere Saeclo Ne prohibete Virg. Georg. Lib. I. ONce more a FATHER and a SON falls out The World involving in their high Dispute Remotest India's Fate on theirs depends And Europe trembling the Event attends Their Motions ruling every other State As on the Sun 's the lesser Planets wait Power warms the Father Liberty the Son A Prize well worth th' uncommon Venture run Him a false Pride to Govern unrestrain'd And by bad Means bad Ends to be attain'd All Bars of Property drives headlong through Millions oppressing to Inrich a few Him Justice urges and a Noble Aim To equal his Progenitors in Fame And make his Life as Glorious as his Name For Law and Reason's Power he does engage Against the Reign of Appetite and Rage There all the License of unbounded Might Here conscious Honour and deep sence of Right Immortal Enmity to Arms incite Greatness the one Glory the other Fires This only can deserve what that desires This strives for all that e're to men was dear And he for what they most abhor and fear Caesar and Pompey's Cause by Cato thought So ill adjudg'd to a new Tryal's brought Again at last Pharsalia must be fought Ye fatal Sisters now to Right be Friends And make Mankind for Pompey's Fate amends In Orange's Great Line 't is no new thing To Free a Nation and Uncrown a King. London Printed for J. Tonson 1689.