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A27282 A congratulatory poem to Her Most Sacred Majesty, on the universal hopes of all loyal persons for a Prince of Wales by Mrs. A. Behn. Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. 1688 (1688) Wing B1721; ESTC R3668 1,435 10

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A CONGRATULATORY POEM TO HER MOST Sacred Majesty ON THE UNIVERSAL HOPES OF ALL Loyal Persons FOR A PRINCE of WALES By M rs A. BEHN LONDON Printed for Will. Canning at his Shop in the Temple-Cloysters 1688. A CONGRATULATORY POEM TO HER MOST Sacred Majesty c. THE Mighty BLESSING is at last arriv'd Heav'n has at last the Wond'rous WORK atchiev'd Long did th' ALMIGHTY pause and long debate For MONARCHS are not fashion'd at a Heat So the first Nations that were bless'd by Heaven Had the Eternal WORD by Promise given The Faithful did the Coming GOD believe And ev'n that Faith alone had Pow'r to save If Gods we may with Humane Things compare For Gods and Kings ally'd most nearly are This is the Second Birth the World e'er knew So long Expected so much Wanted too Like the first sacred Infant this will come With Promise laden from the Blessed Womb To call the wand'ring scatter'd Nations home Adoring PRINCES shall arrive from far Inform'd by ANGELS guided by his Star The New-born Wonder to behold and greet And Kings shall offer Incense at his Feet Hail Royal BOY whose Coming is design'd To calm the Murmurs of all Humane Kind On thy great Birth Depending Monarchs wait From thee the Vniverse expects its Fate This glorious PROSPECT like the sacred Law Stints factious Crouds and keeps the World in awe Breaks their consulted Measures and o'erthrows All the Designs aspiring STATES propose Arrests the Wheel in spight of Fortune's Hand And leaves the World 's vast Bus'ness at a Stand. And you bless'd QVEEN to whom ALL HAIL belongs From Angels rather than from Mortal Tongues Whose Charms of Beauty Wit and Vertue join'd To chuse you Second Bless'd of Woman-kind ALL HAIL O Sacred VESSEL fraught with England's STORE A PRIZE more valu'd ATLAS never ●ore Guard safe our TREASVRE to the wish'd for Shore And you Immortal Pow'rs who have begun Your Noblest ●A●RICK let your WORK go on The Royal YOVTH with all those Charms adorn The World adores in his bright MOTHER'S Form His Soul by his Illustrious SIRE'S compleat All Hero all Resol●'d Divinely Great Where are ye O ye once officious NINE That on a Theam so glorious and sublime Your Voices are not tun'd to noblest Song But Oh! your Lutes are on the Willows hung Your lov'd BRITANIA listens now no more MARS frights her from the soft Castalian Shore Upon whose Banks beneath your ●●a●es each Day The ravish'd Nymph charm'd with your Numbers lay But from your Groves the fickle Maid is gone And all your boasted Harmony 's undone But once more tune your Lutes and Voices high Your tenderest Strains and noblest Numbers try Raise those dejected Eyes in Sorrow dress'd And view the PROSPECT of the dawning East A young APOLLO rising from the Gloom Dress'd in his Father's brightest Rays shall come Dispersing all the baneful Mists of Night And bless the Earth with New created LIGHT Make all the Face of Nature sweet and gay Revive her Birth and triumph o'er the Day Beneath his Feet Eternal Spring shall spread And blossom from the Lustre round his Head. He the faint Muses shall a-new inspire And from his Beams kindle their useful Fire His Right Hand Crowns his Left shall Lawrels give And POETS shall by Patron PRINCES live On all shall scatter Plenty Ioy and Peace Unite the World and make Dissention cease And you Dread Monarch ne'er to be confin'd In any glorious Act you have design'd Who like wise Heaven need but decree alone And with the Thought the mighty Task is done Who for a stubborn Nation 's Glory toil And court her to be Great against her Will When you esteem'd her worth your Royal Care You gave her this last Blessing of an HEIR O happy KING to whom a Son is born What more can Fortune Heaven and You perform Behold with Joy three prostrate Nations come ALBION HIBERNIA and old CALEDON Now join their Int'rests and no more dispute With sawcy Murmurs who is Absolute Since from the Wonders of your Life 't is plain You will you shall and must for ever Reign FINIS