A CONGRATULARY POEM, ON HIS MAJESTIES Happy Return.
Phosphore redde diem, quid Gaudia nostra moraris
Caesare Venturo? Phosphore redde diem.
WELCOME Thou Mightiest of the War-like Race,
Whose nimble Conquests time wants speed to Trace,
Nor with thy Swifter Glory's Fame keep Pace.
The Third Historian, while he do's persue,
Thy Victories, is overwhelm'd with new!
Thy Conduct, even our Hopes do's Antedate,
It Works as Silent, and as Sure as Fate.
Let now the
Gallick Tyrant Beast no more
A Stoln Bravado on the
British Shoar,
While He a Village burnt, Thou did'st a Realm restore.
In joyful Chorus let the Muses join
To Sing thy Tryumph on the Wondring
Boyne:
Tell how the frighted
Shannon Sunk her Flood
To be recruited soon with streams of Blood.
Grieve not to leave the Stubborn Town behind,
Your Arms no where can long Resistance find,
And this Coy Mistress will at last be kind.
The Season but prevented your Alarms,
To bring her by consent into your Arms.
Mean while let Fame thy Wondrous Deeds Repeat,
And shake the
Gallick Tyrant on his Seat.
Where like some Dire Magician, in his Cell,
He sit's contriving some new Impious Spell,
Which he sends forth his Daemons to Perform,
Well knowing how to raise, but dares not meet the Storm.
Like wretched
Nero, now he do's appear,
Opprest with
Nero's Guilt, and
Nero's Fear.
The Time comes on, when
Britain shall Advance
With Courage, taught long since, to Conquer
France.
Nor has the Tide of many Reuling Years,
Wash'd the stain'd Fields of
Gossey and
Poictiers.
A Conscious Horrour strikes their Bosoms Still,
When they survey that Famous Fatal Hill,
Where our Third
Edward's Host Spectators stood,
And left the Prince to make the Conquest good.
Where will they Sculk when they the Banners view,
Of a Third
Edward, and a Black Prince too.
WILLIAM alone in Honours List shall Stand,
And
Lewis shall no longer be
le Grand.
Fame shall no longer
Caesar's Deeds Repeat,
Nor
Alexander more be stil'd the Great,
WILLIAM the Third shall hold alone that Glorious Epithete.
Then shall the
British, and the
Belgick Fleet,
No Rival in their common Mistress Meet,
But uncontroul'd in
WILLIAM's Service Roam,
Dreaded Abroad, because belov'd at Home.
Who only Arms to make our Dangers Cease,
His Wars are Glorious, for his End is Peace.
FINIS.
LONDON, Printed by H. Hills. 1690.