Ode on the King's birth-day by Tho. Shadwell ... Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A59439 of text R10818 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S2862A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A59439 Wing S2862A ESTC R10818 12425277 ocm 12425277 61824 2264214997

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A59439) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 61824) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 297:4) Ode on the King's birth-day by Tho. Shadwell ... Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692. 1 sheet ([2] p.) Printed for Francis Saunders ..., [London] : 1692. Place of publication from Wing. eng William -- III, -- King of England, 1650-1702 -- Poetry. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo Ode on the King's birth-day, by Tho. Shadwell, Poet-Laureat and Historiographer-Royal. Shadwell, Thomas, 1692 2 548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2002-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-02 Sampled and proofread 2003-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
ODE ON THE KING's Birth-Day , By THO. SHADWELL , Poet-Laureat and Historiographer-Royal . I. HAil ! Hail , thou Blest , thou most Auspicious Day , On which broke forth such an Illustrious Ray , As has o'er Europe since dispers'd his Light , And every Day still grows more Gloriously bright . II. The Hope of Europe dawn'd when he arose ; Oh happy was that Morn ; Blest was the Princely Womb did him disclose : Let Golden Letters this great Day adorn , Which brought Him forth whom by Heav'n design'd , Cho. The Vniversal Champion of Mankind . III. First , Belgia felt His Influence , Which ere His Noon He amply did dispence ; When groaning underneath the Gallick Pow'r , What Nassau first did raise , this Nassau did restore : And 't was a Work of full as great a Weight , Of His who did Redeem , as His who did Create . IV. Then Britain felt His Pow'rful Beams , Eclips'd , and in her last Extreams , He shed about His Heat and Light , And Vigour did impart To ev'ry English Heart , He soon dispell'd all Clouds of Night , And Britain now again shines bright . He invaded her with Liberty , And set the Laws and Gospel free . Cho. Oh Britain these great Acts He did for thee . V. Inflam'd by Him your Ancient Warlike Name , Which you had gain'd under Victorious Kings , Is now restor'd with Never-dying Fame , And loudly through the World your Valour rings , Which you had lost in vile inglorious Peace , Under soft Princes drown'd in Vice and Ease , He wak'd you from your sordid Lethargy : Cho. Oh Britain , These great Acts H' has done for Thee ! VI. Destroy'd be then that Vip'rous Brood , Who would their Mothers Bowels tear ; Or would oppose thy Hero's Good , By whom thou dost thy Honours bear ; By whom our Liberties and Lives , Our Goods , our Children , and our Wives , Our Altars and our Fires defended are . VII . He does to thickest Crowds of Foes , His Sacred Breast for us expose : Oh may His Toyls and Dangers cease ; And His Keen Sword give Europe Peace ; That Circled in His Sweet MARIA's Arms , He may be free from Rough Alarms ; And in wise Sway His Mind employ , And all the Calm Delights of Peace enjoy . VIII . Blest be the Day which joyn'd this Royal Pair , The Wise and Valiant , with the Good and Fair. And on that Day may Heav'n for ever smile , On which they both espous'd this Happy Isle . Small Cho. Long may They Live in Happiness ! Long may They Reign with Glory and Success ! They one another , and We Them , possess . Gen. Cho. Let Vs to Heav'n Our Praises loudly sing , For such a Gracious QVEEN , for such a Glorious KING .

Printed for Francis Saunders , at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange . 1692.