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B02345
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A congratulatory poem upon the arrival of His Electoral Highness the Prince Palatine of the Rhine, nephew to his Highness Prince Rupert.
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1680
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Wing C5841; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[139]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[107]; ESTC R33396
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CONGRATULATORY POEM Upon the Arrival of His Electoral HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PALATINE OF THE RHINE Nephew to his Highness Prince RVPERT WElcome great Prince to Britains happy Isle Where all things now in peace and plenty smile Where every Man what Peace and Plenty brings Tasts and enjoys under the best of Kings Whilst all the World around disturbed are With the sad Whirlwind of devouring War From Wars and Ruines Mighty Sir you come And find us sleeping at our ease at home We hear the Rumour but with small Concern And by Report alone we Troubles learn Princes like noted Stars no Motions make But every one doth Observation take Their Progress and their Stations are set down And all their Deviations are made known Whilst other Men like Stars of smaller light Move un-observ'd and twinkle out the Night Let dull Astronomers observe the Stars And from their Motions predict direful Wars Fore-tell the Fate of Princes Fools bewitch With future knowledge till they 're in the Ditch Whilst Poets Welcomes and lowd Paeans sing And happy Wishes as their Offerings bring This Island can't but wish you all that 's good Since you proceed from its own Royal Blood And the good will of Protestants you gain For you their Cause with Courage do maintain So that there seems a sympathy between Our Silver Thames and your Vine-bearing Rhine Then welcome Sir to our Kings Royal Arms Who 's ready to redress all Europe's harms Like Orpheus among ravenous beasts he stands With his peace-causing Lute between his hands On which with skilful Hands he gently plays And the wild murmuring Rout his Notes obeys Welcome to all welcome above the rest To our great Prince your dearest Unkles Breast He once the Terrible and now the Good Amidst our Troubles still unshaken stood Like a firm Rock beat on with furious wavâ—â— All fortunes storms the Noble Prince out-braves At home abroad what glorious Acts h 'as done Both for the Royal Father and the Son Beyond your Rhine h 'as spread his Conquering Fame And all Men reverence Ruperts mighty Name A Name which like the Sun shall still shine bright To Foes a Terrour and to Friends delight Welcome great Prince welcome the Poet sings To this fair place the Royal Seat of Kings Where all things smile and every one is bent To give your Highness pleasure and content At once your Highness may in Windsor see The Images of Peace and War agree Beauty and strength together Married shine The seat of Majesty that seems Divine The Walls the Guns and Troops of Souldiers are The Pictures and the Images of War But yet you may behold pleas'd without doubt Peace glorious peace within and round about Within the Court and all its soft delights Without the Swain now following Ceres Rites The Fields new shorn and Barns all fill'd with Grain And without fear singing the Merry Swain Thus shew of War and real Peace agree And make betwixt them blessed Harmonie Whilst the French Bore doth ravage every where And with his bloody Tusks gives dread and fear You find us rock'd in peace and quiet here To this sweet Land of Peace you 're welcome now And may like Lawrels in your Countries grow May ours still flourish for 't is Peace and Love Makes Earth like Heaven and Men like Saints above LONDON Printed for Langley Curtiss 26. Aug. 1680.