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Caroloiades, or, The rebellion of forty one in ten books : a heroick poem.
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Howard, Edward, fl. 1669.
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Assistance Heaven disdains to bless Believe your King that Courage best prevails Which joyn'd with inward virtue Foes assails O might my Force but thus Confirm'd proceed And with that Glory Ayd for Redding Lead The King concluding thus his Cheifs admir'd The temperate thoughts within his breast Conspir'd So Stedfast in worst Exigents of State As shew'd his Greatness far Surpass'd his Fate Much had this Councill heedfully express'd Before agree'd what seem'd that Juncture best Some Nimble Fortune would allow most kind When Quick resolves to bold attempts were Joyn'd This Mighty Caesars high Atcheivments tell Whose fortune did in swift dispatch Excell His Soul no Bays more blooming e're did prize Then such with Bold and soon attempts did rise And were now Redding his the self-same thing Wou'd be his Measure here advis'd our King. Others that well celerity Approv'd By different Methods their discussions mov'd Who tho' allowing expeditious Fight Debated much to State that Course aright Besides disasters ponder'd oft befell Aggressors when strong Sieges they 'd repell Some did for Caution and delay dispute Urging that Time advantage might promote Whose hours in War should thriftily be spent Lest Lives profusely lost they next repent Nor could it to sound Captains be unknown How Armies but in sight of Leaguers shown Had on their Foes such Terror oft Impress'd As they left Towns which were before distress'd And better we attempts should yet delay Then add to Reddings loss a worser day So variously Wars Science does admit Fineness to Polish its destroying Wit. Whilst in such Stratagems Nice Reason lays The Beast resembles Man that subtilest preys Soon did th' effect of these debates appear In the Fierce Measures aâ— then Acted were Much quicken'd by occasions hasty call Lest the Beleaguer'd Town to Essex fall The King's Commanders whose bold prowess stood Heighten'd by Native Glory of their Bloud And what their Warlike Ancestors had done In Publick Exigents to gain renown No sooner did their ready Flames receive Summons to March but their Impressions gave Terror to all such Militants they led And what did most a vigorous Influence spread The King his Person to this March design'd And for their Grace his forward Conduct joyn'd But e're my Muse such horrors does rehearse That must have room within her Martial Verse Some Gentler passions represent their Claim If Verse can give their Merit unto Fame Or sing Couragious Lucas with brave Lyle High as their worth deserv'd or Martial Toyle And to the Muses glory next declare Illustrious Love sublim'd by Souls of War. This great Example Female Charms do show When in a Hero 's Joyn'd a Lover too Nor shall Flavira thy bright Story be Heap'd in Oblivious dull Calamity With what the Beauteous Rosalin's soft flame May Merit from Records repriv'd by same Many renown'd these splendors had admir'd Whilst their Souls wishes differently conspir'd In Rosalin's smooth breast remain'd no space Where full affection did not Lucas place Yet so screnely calm did that admit As spoke her flower of Love and facile Wit. Flavira more severely did apply â—o heighten flames of Magnanimity Judging that perills to her Lover brought The Haughty Trophies by her wishes sought Nor wou'd she yield Fames trusty Tongue cou'd blaze Valour that equall'd Lyle's Heroick praise Too proudly glorying that her powerfull Charms Joyn'd with her Lovers Soul propense to Arms. Forgetting that too often Stars deny'd To Crown the Ends of Womans daring pride These Beauties that did â—inâ—ally derive A Gen'rous Bloud did worthily Contrive How they might strictest Amity compleat And like their Lovers prove in Friendship great Oft they prolong'd discourse till setting Sun Rehearsing deeds this dreadfull Warr were done Oft had they broke repose in hope to hear Events of Fights in which their Hero's were Nor did the Objects of their passion â—ind No different Method to their Values Joyn'd In Lucas Valour fiercely did abound And firm as Hanniball in Conduct found When Fields were most Imbru'd with bloudy streams Or Foes were charg'd Renown'd for Martiall flames But in Great Lyle another Scipio seem'd Calm as best Fortitude wou'd be esteem'd Or Soul that 's mild and Tracticably great And like that Roman Prowess cou'd compleat These Hero's who did gloriously contend How each might most appear a signall friend Had mixt with Intervalls of Martial thought The soft discoveries from loves Text were taught Dilating much Flâ—vira's sprightly Charms Her darting Beams with her applause of Arms. Besides the Epithites they did allow To Rosalin's smooth Grace and Feature due And might pose aptest Story to convey Where love and Merit best direct their way Lucas whose Soul was fill'd with daring flame And thirst of deeds that siercely purchas'd fame Râ—lentless to all softness of the mind By which his Mâ—rtial heat might be declin'd Unto Couragious Lyle did thus express Much is my heart obliged to confess Admired Rosalin's serenest Praise And what her blooming splendors yet may raise Nor is 't unknown to me how many Brave At Beauty's Tempting shrine vouâ—hsaâ—'d to crave This even Achilles did when he obey'd Deidamia's Charms tho' Greeks then miss'd his aid But ne're of Lucas story shall relate That Amorous leisure stay'd his warlike heat Or that for him Gay Hymens Tapers burn Whilst Loyall blouds oblig'd it's loss to mourn Or Foes shall dare their Prince oppose with Arms Howe're I value womans lovely Charms This speech the worthy Lyle severer thought Then what loves Maxims usually had taught And cou'd not but with Generous pity see The Grief of Soul which Rosalin's might be Whose sense tho' Calm as dawn of Gentlest day Might yield resentment at unquoth delay But much had Lyle Flavira's sense repin'd And known Caprice unto her Value Joyn'd Prone to exact from his Atcheivments more Then he wish'd Men should from his deeds explore Discerning well how often Mortall praise Does less Mans Merit then detraction raise These apprehensions in the worthy Lyle Convey'd by looks instead of words their stile An outward proneness Nature does dispense When genuinly discribed her inward sense And from the Soul 's Internall worth implies Some Trouble in the Face that truth denies In which strict Mirror Lucas soon perceiv'd Th' Emotions which his Lyle within had griev'd And held it no less worthy to Assay If Martiall thoughts con'd his concerns allay To whom he thus delivers if great friend Thou wou'dst with me thy Gallant worth extend Think not the Harmony of Lute and Voice Or Face which the Effeminate Man can most rejoyce Should mix their Gentle Fervors with the Flame That Spirits deeds which spread a Soldiers Fame Not that I Love perversly do decline In the Attractive form of Rosaline Enough my Soul her value can admire When Mars there leaves a space for Amorous fire This said to their Commands these Hero's speed As aptest Stations whence their same shou'd spread The Royall Forces before Redding drew When like a dismall Round they soon did view An Armies Compass to a
their likeness truth more pleas'd I own If some by travell distant parts have seen And what their greatness now and past has been Yet never there like yours could poem Read Written so well of men alive and dead With how much joy will Living Heroes see Their deeds recorded thus of Gallantry And what their Youthfull toyls in Bettells were Or Wouuds by prowess felt in that times War. Nor less the lineage of great Captains dead Will be oblig'd as their fames by you spread Thus does your Pen Old Loyalty renew And from its patern fortifies the new G. M. To the Author of Caroloiades THo' I no Muse pretend to as do some That to give Pass-ports unto Wit presume And judge if their Muse does the Author stroke The favour on the World must pass his Book I 'le leave that part to such as can bestow On under-graduate Wit probation so Whilst your works value best it self Commends As to Pernassus top its flame asconds Morally great Philosophick and Divine Yet nothing teâ—ious in your Grand design Throughout your Lines emphatical I see The Genius of Heroick Poesy A Skill I sometimes thought above the Height Of English Tongue or Poet best could Write Fully I wish to heighten Christian fame That Brave Lorrain and Great Bavarias name Could find a Muse that might their Actions tell High as your English Heroes do excell That worth is yet remaining for your glory When your Pen will add Grandeur to their story The Macedonian Victor who for praise Envy'd the Muse Achilles deeds did raise Unless that such a Homer his might sing From whose Immortal Verse did t'others spring Surpassing either to the World convey'd I read First Charles whose fames by you display'd Thus brighter oft in the Caelestial sphere The Setting Sun then Rising does appear Great Mâ—ro to compleat his Trojâ—n Prince From Heavenly race derives his excellence But had he this Kings attributes renown'd His Virtue above Demy-god he'ad found Thus far has Câ—roloâ—â—des out done Aeneidos the Theam which Virgil sung T. C. To his Worthy Friend Author of Caroloiades SIR YOu having been pleased to afford me the perusal of your Poem aptly stiled Caroloiades when it was in its first rude and rough draught and before it was better shaped and corrected by you I did freely give my sence and opinion on many passages and you seldom differed from my sentiments therein For tho' I am no great Judge of Poesy as you may see by my writing to you in Prose yet I am an Admirer of those refined Wits who by the sweet harmony of Verse have conserved the History of those Ancient Wars which might have been lost had they been wrote in Prose and the Iliads of Homer and other Antique Writings might have ran the same fate of time with many other excellent Histories which perhaps perished because they wanted the spirit and soul of Poetry to conserve them The subject Sir on which you have chosen to Write is worthy of an Heroick Poem Our Wars more then Civil with the ultimate Tragedy thereof is such a period as is sufficient to silence all the Muses and cause them abruptly to break off in sighs and lamentations I know not how it comes to pass that for these Forty Years since which these Wars have been ended that none of the Elevated Wits of our Age have taken upon them to describe these mighty Actions in Heroick Verse untill you happily took up this subject so worthy of your Pen which I wish may delight as well as inform the World and that when Histories fail and are exstinguish'd by time your Poem may survive and give knowledge of what we have seen to future Ages I am Your very humble Servant Paul Rycaut CAROLOIADES OR The Rebellion of England Begun in the Year 1641. A HEROICK Poem The Argument of the First Book Unhappy War begun in Forty One The Causes Mischiefs here the Poets Song Briefly relates The Houses from their King Highly divide whence discords soon increase Nourish'd by Pasquills Libells Threats Demands Nor Royal Acts of Grace suffice to calm All daring Vulgar rage The Queen departs And Heroine-like undaunted Seas does pass THE Wars and period of a Mighty King Which did from furious Crimes of Subjects spring My Muse presumes here to describe by Verse And Hero's deeds of Brave Renown rehearse Whos 's English Valours on account of Fame Are no less blaz'd then Greek or Roman Name Their Grandeur weigh'd and such admir'd Designs As give high Theams unto Heroick Lines Had Homer them or Mighty Maros's wit Unto Times Future admiration writ With every Fiction as should intervene For silling Glory to each weighty Scene And had their Genius like some Sacred Merit Left with Pernassus Legacies of Spirit To be Implor'd from thence I well might now That Supplication to my Soul allow As wondrous Actions here my Verse relates And things Prodigious form'd 'gainst high Estates No Civil War did e're so Impious sway When Subjects durst their Sovereigns least obey And tho' thy Reign First Charles sills no Record With spoils of Nations or a Lawless Sword The bad example of most Neighbour Kings Whose stern Ambition unjust ruine brings Yet in the even Conduct of thy Mind Was Grandeur above Scepter unconsin'd Not more dismay'd when unthought Storms appear'd Then in best Calms whose change was causless fear'd And to Celestial Councels only known Why he whose Virtue did adorn his Throne Should so accomplish'd not successfull be Against the Wicked when his Enemy Vile in their rise and in that more Accurst Because proceeding from Peace loathed first By Graceless hearts which were too proudly bred And from their Peace and Riches Ranc'rous fed Whence Faction's Itch did more envenom'd sprout Contagion spreading through the Vulgar Rout. And like quick Plagues when mingling with their breath The Crowd Infected e're they fear'd their death With these high Evils poysonous Libels joyn'd Fame's Vulgar Magick aptly then design'd By men whose Subtleties could full delude And to their ends engage the thoughtless Crowd And next themselves did wholsome Patriots blaze More to allure the Vulgar's Giddy praise Divulging faults where none Just fault could find Or call that Crime which they for Crime design'd Nor less Supine 'gainst Church then State durst rail Whilst Scots help'd England with their Pious Tale Or Covenant form'd that speciously might bring Both Nations to Oppose their Laws and King. How did their knotty evils then awake The Just Repose our Monarch's Rule did take Abroad he saw Peace bless'd him every where No Less Made Forraign Wonder then their Fear Nor more at Home did Troubles apprehend Who thought his Good might others Evil mend Whence Heavens permissive Will did him allow Much ready Justice with a Sword too slow A Merit that on bad Men little gains Whose fear not love their duty most retains Now Pop'lar fury with it hop'd for Swinge Had set Commotion on the smoothest Hinge When Low'd desires brought Parliament Estates