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A Pindarique on His Majesties birth-day by Mr. Prior ; sung before Their Majesties at Whitehall, the fourth of November 1690.
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Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.
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A PINDARIQUE ON His Majesties Birth-Day By Mr. PRIOR Sung before Their Majesties at WHITEHALL The Fourth of November 1690. A Prophecy by APOLLO AS through Britania's Raging Sea Our Great Defender Plowed his Glorious Way To make our Wishes and his Fame compleat To fix a new our sinking State And fill the great Decrees of Fate Apollo turn'd the Mistick Book In which Recorded lies the certain Doom Of Time unborn and Years to come Auspicious Omens thence he took Lawrel adorn'd his Brow and Joy his Look Aloud he Blest the happy Day Whose lustre twice returned must see Truth Restored and Albion Free Aloud he bad the mighty Months proceed All Deck'd with fair Success and Crowned with happy Deed. He Smil'd and struck the Lyre and said Heaven has Revers'd Britania's Doom Her promised Day appears her better Fate is come The gentle Star whose joyful Ray Enliven'd this Auspicious Day When Holland blest the Hero's Birth Doth with diffusive Goodness shed It 's larger Gifts o're Britain's rising Head And thence around the Joyful Earth Ye Sacred Muses whose Harmonious lays Are destin'd to Record his Praise Prepare with Solemn Joy prepare The chearful Consort of the War Awake the Trumpets rouze the Drums The King the Conqueror the Hero comes With shining Arms he deckâ the listed Fields IO Britannia They IERNE yeilds IO Britannia Bâess the Conqueror Put all thy Glory on exert thy Power And greet thy WILLIAM's happy Toil Assert the Sea defend the ãâã And on the lower World look safely down Thy Self a World alone See on the Continent appear Engaging Troops and ready War On Foreign Plains the British Armies shine WILLIAM leads on and Victory pursues And on Sâin's Banks the Hero well renews The Glories of the Boyne Deliver'd Gallia dreading now no more Tyrannick Might and Lawless Power Obeys her Antient Conqueror O're Eurâpe freed Victorious WILLIAM Reigns And sullen War and vanquishe'd Pride Behind his Chariot Wheels are ãâã In Everlasting Chains Bid the Drums and Trumpets cease And Tune the softer Instruments of Peace All that through Speaking Pipes convey Sounds of Delightâ and Images of Joy All that by Artful Charms or Vocal Wires In happy Numbers gently can Express All the Pleasure all the Bliss That WILLIAM's Cares Deservââ or MARY's Love Requires MARIA now no longer Fear The doubtful Chance of horrid war No longer Arm thy Hero with thy Prayer To Battle he no more shall Ride No more for Thee and His Britania Bleed Saturâian Ages are renewed and Golden Times succeed The shinning Years begin their happy Race With Conqueââ Crown'd and Blest with Peace Fair Plenty opens wide her bounteous Hand And throws her Gifts o're all the Land Virtue does with Heaven conspire To make Britania's Joys entire Whilst WILLIAM and whilst MARY Reign Astrea has forsook the Stars And joyned her Throne to Theirs Nor shall return from Earth again Whilst WILLIAM and whilst MARY Reign Printed for Iohn Amery in Fleet-street 1690.