Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	city_n	london_n	mayor_n	10,714	5	9.7889	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05802	[Carmen encomiasticum] or, An elogium consecreated to the right honourable Sir Robert Viner Lord Mayor of the most ancient and most flourishing emporium of the world the honourable city London for this prsent [sic] year, 1674.	Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.	1674 (1674)	Wing S2668; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[154]	1,435	1

〈…〉 OR AN ELOGIUM Consecreated to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Viner Lord Mayor of the most Ancient and most Flourishing EMPORIUM of the World the Honourable City LONDON For this Prsent Year 1694 GReat Wise and Pollitick to you it is The Lord of Albions rich Metropolis To you our matchless Parents Eldest Son And you great Senators of this new Rome ●from Apollo's lofty Mount am sent With Bayes to Crown your civill Government From whose more wise than Greek or Roman Souls Laws Stand prescrib'd to the Remotest poles In each of you this day seems to take rest A Solous Soul and deep Lycurgus Brest Comprising in your Sage Election The Epitome of their perfection In framing which Nature and Prudence both Combin'd his better Genius to set forth This Jubely by an excess of Joy Transported to Reiterate this day Our Antient Citty Just and unanimous Doth consecrate her self to you her Spouse Commanding me in verse to entertaine You and your Senatorial-Scarlet traine Behold her Houshold Gods presented stand At every door ready at your command And richest Chariots as in Triumph croud Whilst Streets are fill'd with acclamations lowd S●e how the Silver-Flooded Thames del●ghts To Ty●● you in Proud of her glorious freights Swell's and grows bigge whilst in a greatful traine Each Vess●l ploughs her fresh and curled Maine Here fiery Mars breaths from his Iron lungs In thundring Tones smart Sulphur-uttering Songs There from his Brasty thin and warbling Throate A softer straine and more melodious Note The Western-Minster first by their command Saint Martin next then Clement in the Stand Southern Saint Mary on the other side And Dunston by the Temple as you glide All with a lowd but pleasant Musick Note Ring in your welcome Golden-Stemmed Boat And when arriv'd Repleat with aged paine Decrepid Paul tinkles his portick straine Troubled that younger Steeples should out-vy Him in their Lowd and lofty Harmony Yet Phoenix like i' th ruines of his fire The only relique of that Heavenly Ire Hatch'd your Zeal he hopes in better shape From older Obsequies new birth to take Old aged Father Lud next leads you on To ●eat you in his Cituation Gear C●arles his Monument amaz'd to see And Lumbards Temple lately built by thee Whole multitudes on each side crowd the way To view their Father and observe his day Not much unlike to that Elated glory Read in the Roman or Athenian Story Who when the Body politique made choice Of Emperours clean'd to the publick voice And by that universall acclamation Establish'd Governours to rule each Nation Justice presents you with het ballance Blind But justly equall as your upright mind And whilst severity to temperate With her and sweet Harmony you moderate In mercifull and yet in even Zeale VVith this you strike the stroake with that you heale Diviter 〈◊〉 your peerles● piety The sober Citizens your Charity The Court and Camp by you have favour had The good a Crown their Just reward the bad Your prudent wisdome bears an equal share VVith Fortitude when Judge of all you are For this gives courage whilst the other stands Firme in resolving to dispence commands Here Crowning Vertue there correcting Vice You in this bounty in that Auarice Check and encourage with an open hand Feeding the needy which before you stand So are your laws by prudence fortifi'd By Mercy Zeal and Justice magnifi'd In Vertuous Vigilancy limitless In Charity and bounty Fathomless Go on Great Prator then thus qualifi'd VVith morall Vertues and thus ratifi'd VVith Reasons laws Go on undaunted stout And steer this Citty 's helme your Course throughout Live whilst your Monuments to Church and King In mortall stand may after Ages sing Your glorious deeds and Poets more divine Fill'd with the Juice that flow's from your rich Vine Whole Volumes write and deck with Golden veine Of their rich Verse and Silver Muses straine That when cold Fate shall close your mortall Eyes And Angells guard your Soul to Paradise Bright Albiones chronicles with matchless fame M'Embalme th'Story of your Immortall Name Sic vaticinatur appre●aturque Poeta And your Lordships most Humble and most Obedient Servant E. S i e. Elkanah Settle