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 eng Grand Alliance, War of the, 1689-1697 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo A poem on the convention assembled at Westminster, Jan. 22, 1688/9 n/a 1689 3 560 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. 2014-06 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-08 Sampled and proofread 2014-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A POEM ON THE CONVENTION Assembled at Westminster , Jan. 22. 1688 / 9. Ultima Cumaei venit jam Carminis Aetas , Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur Ordo , Jam redit & Virgo , redeunt Saturnia Regna , Jam nova Progenies caelo demittitur alto — Aspice Venturo laetentur ut Omnia saeclo . Virg .

Licensed , January 21. 1688 / 9.

YOU British Bards , who Britain's Glory Wrote As warmly as our British Heroes Fought , Be still assisting to your Country's Fame , And in my daring Song revive your Flame . Now I behold our bright Assembly plac't , With Noble Birth and Nobler Virtues grac't , Transported with a Vision Sublime , My thoughts recall the Pride of Infant-Time ; I think how the Immortal Senate sate , In New-created Heavens Transcendent State , The Stars yet wondring at each others Fires , And all the Sons of Glory rank't in Quires . As various Streams from distant Regions fall , And in the Deep their great Convention Call , Transmitting thence supplies to every Source , And fail not to maintain their rowling Course ; So from our bright Assembly here combin'd , Each Province do's new Life , new Vigour , find ; Remotest Places are with Plenty Crown'd , And in our spacious Isle no Barren Spot is found . Justice as plenteous as our Thames shall flow , In Peace the Sailer Steer and Peasant Plow . Gasping for Liberty we lately lay , Our Laws , our very Consciences , a Prey , To Savage Priests and Arbitrary Sway . While Vermine to the Palace did resort , And Mushroom-Favourites profan'd our Court , Whose dark Cabal a Pregnant Monster seem'd , And ev'ry Hour with Britain's Ruine Teem'd . While thus upon Destructions Brink we trod , What Mortal Aid , or what Descending God , Dispels our Fears ? — Behold ! the great NASSAW Shines forth , and makes the threatning Storm withdraw . Illustrious Prince ! Among the numerous Vows Of Pious Hearts that your just Cause Espouse , Forgive a Zeal , that by no flatt'ry fir'd , No Malice Arm'd , or Factious Rage inspir'd , Instructs an English Muse this harmless way , Her's and the Nation's Wishes to Convey . Nor those alone she brings you , for no less Than Europe's Fate depends on your success . The Thames , the Mase , the Tagus and the Rhine ( Whose distant Streams their Common Intr'ests join , ) In suppliant manner from your Arms Implore That lasting Peace you only can Restore . Urge then your Fortune , On , brave Sir , Advance Your Sword into the Heart of Trembling France , And to their Flatter'd Monarch make it clear , How ill his Falshood serves to prop his Fear . Then shall the British and the Belgick Fleet No Rival in their Common Mistress meet , But with United Force by Sea and Land , The Trade and Empire of the World Command . These Benefits and greater , we believe , Europe shall from your Conqu'ring Hand receive , For , faithless France entirely to subdue , Fate has reserv'd for Britain and for you . FINIS .

Printed by Edw . Jones . MDCLXXXIX .