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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A59478) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 99945) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1556:15) Votum pro principe a poem to Her Majesty / by G.S. G. S. [2], 2 p. Printed for Randal Taylor ..., London : 1688. Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. eng Mary, -- of Modena, Queen, consort of James II, King of England, 1658-1718 -- Poetry. James, -- Prince of Wales, 1688-1766 -- Poetry. eebo Votum pro principe. A poem to Her Majesty. [G. S.] 1688 6 438 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. 2007-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-02 Sampled and proofread 2007-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

VOTUM PRO PRINCIPE .

A POEM TO Her MAJESTY .

By G. S.

Jam nova progenies coelo demittitur alto ; Pacatumque reget patriis virtutibus orbem .

LONDON , Printed for Randal Taylor , near Stationers-Hall . 1688.

Votum pro Principe . JUno ( and if of Goddesses there be Those who preside at Births more kind than she ) Attend the Happy Hour , and safely bring To our long Hopes , what they have form'd , a King. Malicious Saturn , hide thy fatal Light , And let auspicious Venus rule the Night , And cast the fortune of the Royal Child Fair as her self , and as its Parents mild ; As great and glorious as we wish , their Reign , And constant as the Graces we obtain ; That the Perfection of the Blessing may Attone for the Unkindness of the stay : Tho' Bliss , too hasty , does it self destroy , And Expectation doth enhance a Joy. When Providence designs some mighty thing , ( To send a Saviour , or to form a King ) The weighty Project doth require delay , And is not ( like a Mushroom ) of a day : Near twice two thousand rolling years were spent , E're a Messiah to the World was sent ; And if the * * Abraham . Faithful Patriarch bends with years , Before the Fruit of Promis'd Seed appears , Yet then an Off-spring to the Sire was given As bright and numerous as the Stars of Heaven ; Now , when kind Beauty , and soft Youth conspire To heighten vigour , and to charm desire , What long and lasting Progeny will prove The blest effect of such immortal Love ? Tho' yet unhappy Albion ( almost grown , With Niobe , for grief like hers , a Stone ) With fleeting joy , and lasting tears hath seen A fruitful Parent , but a childless Queen , ( When short-liv'd Blessings did delude the womb , Or hastned from the Cradle to the Tomb ) Yet this new Birth may for the past attone , Crowding the lives of Many into One. At least could Poets future Truths relate , Or might we make our pleasing Wishes , Fate ; A Prince should show , that a Diffusive Good , And Publick Prayers can never be withstood : And as three Monarchs did Obedience pay To the blest Babe who in the Manger lay , As many Kingdoms now should Incense bring , An humble Tribute , to their Infant King. FINIS .
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