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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: POEMS. OF THE DANGER HIS MAJESTY BEING PRINCE] ESCAPED IN THE ROAD AT SAINT ANDREWS.1 Now had his Highness bid farewell to Spain, And reached the sphere of his own power, the main; With British bounty in his ship he feasts The Hesperian princes, his amazed guests To find that watery wilderness exceed 5 The entertainment of their great Madrid. I lealths to both kings, attended with the roar Of cannons, echoed from the affrighted shore, With loud resemblance of his thunder, prove I'acchus the seed of cloud-compelling Jove; IO While to his harp divine Arion sings The loves and conquests of our Albion kings. Of the Fourth Edward was his noble song, Fierce, goodly, valiant, beautiful, and young; I.?1645, St. Andere. 1664, Saint Anderes. VOL. I. B He rent the crown from vanquished Henry's bead, 15 Raised the White Rose, and trampled on the Red; Till love, triumphing o'er the victor's pride, Brought Mars and Warwick to the conquered side; Neglected Warwick (whose bold hand, like Fate, Gives and resumes the sceptre of our state) 20 Woos for his master; and with double shame, Himself deluded, mocks the princely dame, The Lady Bona, whom just anger burns, And foreign war with civil rage returns. Ah spare your swords, where beauty is to blame; 25 Love gave the affront, and must repair the same; When France shall boast of her, whose conquering Have made the best of English hearts their prize; Have power to alter the decrees of Fate, And change again the counsels of our state. 30 What the prophetic Muse intends, alone To him that feels the secret wound is known. With the sweet sound of this harmonious lay About the keel delighted dolphins play, Too sure a sign of sea's ensuing rage, 35 Which must anon this royal troop engage; To whom soft sleep see...
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