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A55904
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An English ballad in answer to Mr. Despreaux's Pindarique ode on the taking of Namure
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Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.; Boileau Despréaux, Nicolas, 1636-1711. Ode sur la prise de Namur.
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1695
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Wing P3509; ESTC R21247
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never_o be_v shake_v but_o boileau_n we_o who_o homer_n read_v find_v god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n mistake_v sambre_n and_o maese_n their_o wave_n may_v join_v but_o never_o can_v william_n force_n restrain_v he_o will_v pass_v they_o both_o who_o pass_v the_o boyn_n remember_v this_o and_o arm_v the_o sein_fw-fr 4._o full_a fifteen_o thousand_o lusty_a fellow_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n the_o fort_n maintain_v each_o be_v a_o hercules_n you_o tell_v we_o yet_o they_o march_v but_o like_o other_o men._n cannon_n above_o and_o mine_n below_o do_v death_n and_o tomb_n for_o we_o contrive_v yet_o william_n order_v matter_n so_o that_o few_o be_v there_o but_o be_v alive_a 5._o why_o be_v namure_n compare_v to_o troy_n be_v we_o then_o brave_a than_o the_o greek_n their_o siege_n do_v ten_o long_a year_n employ_v we_o have_v do_v our_o business_n in_o ten_o week_n what_o godhead_n do_v so_o fast_o advance_v what_o power_n divine_v those_o hill_n regain_v it_o be_v brittain_n king_n the_o scourge_n of_o france_n no_o godhead_n but_o the_o first_o of_o men._n his_o arm_n shall_v keep_v your_o victor_n under_o and_o europe_n liberty_n restore_v your_o jupiter_n must_v quit_v his_o thunder_n and_o fright_v the_o injure_a world_n no_o more_o 6._o whilst_o william_n tremble_v at_o namure_n great_a villeroy_n who_o near_o afraid_a be_v to_o brussels_n march_v on_o secure_a to_o bomb_n the_o monk_n and_o scare_v the_o lady_n add_v to_o this_o glorious_a expedition_n one_o more_o and_o then_o thy_o fame_n be_v crown_v perform_v thy_o master_n high_a commission_n for_o william_n never_o will_v stand_v his_o ground_n king_n be_v allow_v to_o feign_v the_o gout_n or_o be_v prevail_v with_o not_o to_o fight_v and_o mighty_a lovis_n hope_v no_o doubt_n that_o william_n will_v preserve_v that_o right_n 7._o he_o come_v this_o mighty_a marshal_n come_v but_o find_v a_o river_n in_o his_o way_n he_o wave_v his_o colour_n beat_v his_o drum_n yet_o think_v it_o prudence_n there_o to_o stay_v ban_n and_o arriereban_n all_o appear_v great_a army_n will_v they_o march_v but_o fast_o but_o vill'roy_n move_v so_o slow_o here_o one_o will_v have_v think_v it_o be_v his_o master_n 8._o will_v no_o kind_a flood_n no_o friendly_a rain_n disguise_v a_o general_n be_v disgrace_n no_o torrent_n swell_v this_o low_a mehayne_n the_o world_n will_v say_v he_o dare_v not_o pass_v the_o water-nymph_n be_v all_o unkind_a we_o hope_v the_o land-nymph_n be_v not_o so_o or_o fortune_n sure_a with_o love_n have_v join_v to_o fail_v a_o general_n and_o a_o beau._n 9_o truth_n justice_n sense_n religion_n fame_n may_v join_v to_o finish_v william_n story_n nation_n be_v combine_a may_v bless_v his_o name_n and_o france_n in_o secret_a own_o his_o glory_n yet_o boileau_n we_o will_v take_v other_o strain_n in_o honour_n of_o that_o great_a prince_n who_o lose_v namure_n the_o same_o campaign_n he_o buy_v dixmuyd_v and_o conquer_a deynse_n 10._o it_o be_v do_v great_a lovis_n troop_n advance_v mars_n speak_v through_o cannon_n mouth_n in_o fire_n that_o be_v one_o marshal_n of_o france_n tell_v other_o he_o dare_v come_v no_o nigh_o 11._o regain_v the_o line_n the_o short_a way_n villeroy_n or_o to_o versailles_n take_v post_n for_o you_o that_o see_v it_o best_o can_v say_v the_o step_v by_o which_o namure_n be_v lose_v think_v not_o what_o reason_n to_o produce_v from_o lovis_n to_o conceal_v your_o fear_n he_o will_v own_v the_o strength_n of_o your_o excuse_n tell_v he_o that_o william_n be_v but_o there_o 12._o but_o where_o be_v now_o great_a lovis_n feather_n that_o wave_v so_o glorious_a from_o afar_o the_o general_n can_v not_o come_v together_o without_o the_o lustre_n of_o that_o star_n ah_o poet_n thou_o have_v be_v discreet_a since_o thou_o will_v hang_v his_o hat_n so_o high_a if_o thou_o have_v call_v it_o but_o a_o meteor_n that_o blaze_v a_o while_n and_o then_o god_n bye_o 13._o to_o animate_v the_o doubtful_a fight_n the_o world_n in_o vain_a expect_v that_o ray_n in_o vain_a france_n hope_v the_o sickly_a light_n may_v equal_v william_n full_a day_n safe_a lovis_n shine_v know_v his_o own_o station_n he_o like_v not_o any_o foreign_a sphere_n where_o you_o see_v boileau_n constellation_n be_v sure_a no_o danger_n can_v be_v near_o of_o death_n pike_n rock_n arm_n brick_n and_o fire_n we_o will_v play_v three_o stanza_n and_o have_v do_v the_o castle_n yield_v the_o french_a retire_n so_o keep_v your_o powder_n in_o your_o gun_n namure_n by_o william_n arm_n be_v free_v for_o dixmuyd_v something_o yet_o be_v due_a so_o good_a count_n guiscar_fw-la may_v proceed_v but_o bouffler_n sir_n one_o word_n with_o you_o march_v foe_n of_o france_n march_v on_o through_o flanders_n divide_v to_o bruxelles_n or_o to_o liege_n nor_o fear_v the_o least_o these_o fierce_a commander_n who_o neither_o fight_n nor_o raise_v the_o siege_n lose_v namure_n france_n gain_v a_o peer_n let_v william_n army_n but_o advance_v bouffler_n shall_v lose_v dinant_n next_o year_n and_o be_v make_v constable_n of_o france_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la poëme_n heroïque_fw-la du_fw-fr sieur_fw-fr p_o **_o