And guides, but bounds our wishes : There the mind * With bolder hopes : Yet ftill beyond our vows, Princefs, the world already owns thy name: Mad zeal, and frenzy, with their murderous train, Let no black scenes affright fair Albion's ftage: *The Proteftant Diffenters. + The Pretender. } She made Charles the Emperor's fecond fon King of Spain, who was afterwards Emperor of Germany. 3 Le Legions attend thee at the radiant gates; But oh! the parting ftroke! fome heavenly power Sooth the rude north wind, and the rugged Bear, And reign with peaceful influence to the fouthern fphere. } Note, This poem was written in the year 1705, in that honourable part of the reign of our late Queen, when the had broke the French power at Blenheim, afferted the right of Charles the prefent emperor to the crown of Spain, exerted her zeal for the Proteftant Succeffion, and promifed inviolably to maintain the toleration to the Proteftant Diffenters. Thus the appeared the chief fupport of the Reformation, and the patronefs of the liberties of Europe. The latter part of her reign was of a different colour, and was by no means attended with the accomplishment of thofe glorious hopes which we had conceived. Now the Mufe cannot fatisfy herfelf to publifh this new edition without acknowledging the miftake of her former prefages; and while the does the world this juice, fhe does herself the honour of a voluntary retractation. August 1. 1721. 1. W. PALINO DI A. BRITONS, forgive the forward Muse Streaking the heavens with crimson gloom, And crown the work that Anne forfook. Aug. 1. 1721. } To JOHN LOCKE, Efq; retired from Bufinefs. ANGELS are made of heavenly things, And light and love our fouls compose, Their blifs within their bofom springs, Within their bofom flows. But But narrow minds ftill make pretence And claim a fhare with worms. He that has treasures of his own Locke hath a foul wide as the sea, Nor feel a thought confin'd. To JOHN SHUTE, Efq; (afterwards Lord BARRINGTON.) On Mr. LOCKE's dangerous Sickness, fome time after he had retired to ftudy the Scriptures. ND muft the man of wondrous mind AN June, 1704. (Now his rich thoughts are just refin'd) Reafon at length fubmits to wear The wings of Faith; and lo, they rear Her prophet to the skies. Go, Go, friend, and wait the prophet's flight, Shute is the darling of his years, Thus when our follies, or our faults, The fallies of whofe youthful wit * The Interest of England, written by Mr. Shute. |