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A congratulatory epithalamium, or speech on the arrival of Her Royal Highness, and happy marriage to the most illustrious prince James Duke of York
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1673
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Wing C5817A; ESTC R213370
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A CONGRATVLATORY EPITHALAMIVM OR SPEECH ON THE ARRIVAL OF HER Royal Highness AND HAPPY MARRIAGE TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE JAMES DUKE OF YORK LONDON Printed Anno Dom. MDCLXXIII On the Arrival of Her Royall Highness and Happy Marriage to the most Illustrious Prince JAMES Duke of YORK c. WHilst now the Sun retiring Mews his Beams And gilds the Days with none but Sickly Gleams What New-sprung Light breaks from our East to bring In Depth of Winter this unlook'd for Spring What Second Venus do our wondring Eyes Behold from Neptunes Azure Bosom Rise Thus I enquir'd when the loud Breath of Fame Straight Blest my Ears with Fair MODENA's Name A Princess That adds Lustre to Her Race And 's made by Heav'n the Store-house of each Grace Attracted by Chast Love's Magnetick Charms Thus Northward to her Mighty JAMES's Armes We did to Italy a Conquest owe Since Casar wrought the Britains overthrow Love makes Reprisals now and brings from thence A Trophy of a greater Excellence As Sheba once led by the Noise of Fame To Solomon from distant Regions came So YORK's Renown which through the World is spread Invites this Virgin Princess to his Bed Who through a Tedious Journy does Advance Traversing all the Continent of France Whose proudest Beauties Envying at her Fate Must yet pay Homage to her greater State And with Regret Conduct her to the Sea Each Blushing Princess wishing ' thad been Shee News of YORK's Bride to Neptunes Court doth run YORK that so many VVonders There had done And straight the busy Sea-Nymphs call each other To shew their Duty to their Sov'raigns Brother Mounted on swiftest Dolphins Backs they come And Dance about the Ship should bring her Home When first she Launch'd the Ambitious Waves no more VVould Kiss the Lips of the forsaken Shore But Proud of such Rich Fraight began t' Aspire As if they 'd Quench the Elemental Fire So that Philosophers since scarce agee VVhether the Earth or Ocean highest be The trembling Compass had forgot to stir Instead o' th' North-Pole pointing still at Her At which the Pilot wonders till he spies Two North-Poles Culminant at once Her Eyes The Jolly Seamen when she Breathed thought The Precious Amber 'bout their Ship did Float And if at all sweet Zephyrus did stir 'T was not to Blow But suck fresh Breath from Her But see Fair Albions Rocks do yonder stand And Neptune must Resigne Her to the Land VVho vext to part so with the Prize he bore VVith sullen Murmurs chides the happier Shore 'Till that with Roaring Cannons loes affright Him back and makes him quit the Glorious Sight Mean time our Nobles Croud t' Admire her Charms VVhilst the Brave Duke Receives Her in His Arms And Heavens Ambassador prepared stands In Sacred Ties to Link their Am'rous hands Henceforth no more They Night or glaring Noon Shall know not Measure Hours by Sun or Moon But Kisses as they oft repeated flow Shall score Minutes and their Embraces show Our duller Age how all the Flowers pass VVithout the Help of Tymes VVorm-eaten Glass Astrologers shall by their Motion-make The Year and from their kind Conjunctions take Rules to Compose Love a New-Almanack But to describe their Pleasures is as far Above our Reach as their Just Praises are To Fadome either Ocean we Despair And only dare Address to Heav'n a Pray'r VVith Zealous Wishes for this Glorious Pair May Blessings Rich and Fragrant Crown their Heads As the mild Heav'n on blushing Roses sheds Fresh as the Hours may all their Pleasures be Healthful and Lasting as Eternity Soft as Themselves run their whole Lives and Clear As their unflat'ring Glass or what Shines there Smooth as Heav'ns Face in Spring and Bright as She When dazling without Mask or Tiffany VVith no one Jarr may their Calm thoughts e're meet But Peace as Silent as Tyme's Wooly Feet Like the days Warmth may all their Comforts be Vntoil'd for and ever Serene as He Yet Free and Full as is that Golden Sheaf Of Sun-Beams Gilding every drooping Leaf VVhen Tyrant Heat of the Mid-Day Expires And his descending Steeds Breath milder Fires And as those Parcell'd-Glories Sol doth shed Are the fair Issue of his flaming Head VVhich ne'r so Scattered or Remote are known By th' Heat and Native Lustre for his own So may each happy Branch of theirs we see Their Lively Copies and our Wonders be And when no more on Earth they shall remain But are Invited Home to Heav'n again Then may the Glories of their Virtuous Flames Live in those Heirs of their Illustrious Names And teach th' obliged VVorlds this Mystery To enjoy Themselves in Their Posterity So They to both VVorlds shall Rich Presents bring And gather'd up to Heav'n leave here a Spring FINIS