New advice to a painter poetical essay describing the last sea-engagement with the Dutch, May the 28th, 1673 / by an eye-witness.

New advice to a painter poetical essay describing the last sea-engagement with the Dutch, May the 28th, 1673 / by an eye-witness.

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New Advice to a PAINTER; A Poetical Eſſay deſcribing the laſt Sea-Engagement with the DUTCH: MAY the 28th. 1673.

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New Advice to a PAINTER; A Poetical Eſſay deſcribing the laſt Sea-Engagement with the DUTCH: MAY the 28th. 1673.

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By an Eye-Witneſs.

STrike up, bold Muſe, loud as the trumpet ſounds

And wade through ſmoak and thunder, bloud and wounds:

Let wanton ſtrains of the ſoft airy Lute,

Yield to the triumphs of the Warlike Flute;

Now ſhall Lepanto's Conflict be forgot,

The Service there could not be half ſo hot.

No ſooner the Brave Prince his Flags aſſembled,

But Neptune duckt under a wave, and trembled;

A frightful proſpect unto all that ſee't,

The Elements of fire and water meet;

Nor ſhould a man have prejudic'd his ſenſe,

Or reaſon, to derive the Thunder thence;

Such a red Sea you round about diſcover,

The Ocean ſwell'd with blood, ſeem'd to run over.

By which orewhelm'd, the Dutch may hope ſtop more

Incurſions of the French with floods of gore.

Some flaming Ships men into th' water ſent

For death, to ſcape that fiercer Element;

And hundreds ſwimming deſtitute of hope,

To ſave their lives wiſh'd for a lucky Rope;

Some ſink to rights, and with a diſmal cry,

Sail in a moment to Eternity

A thouſand various Horoſcopes agree,

To puzzle Art in one Cataſtrophe;

Born under different STARRS like Fate they have,

The Ship's their Coffin, and the Sea their Grave.

The ſmoak (like that of Sodom) did aſpire,

As if the very Sea had been on Fire;

Whilſt each Broadſide, untill again ore-blown,

Did make a diſmal Midnight of High Noon;

A darkneſs ſo Egyptian, you'd have thought,

That every Ship by her own Fire-light fought;

Or that we might their flying Frigats miſs,

The Dutch ſigh'd up a Fog as dark as this.

But what could tempt them fight at ſuch a rate?

Sure the laſt Sinke hath made them deſperate;

For this renders their miſery much worſe,

We onely fight for right, they upon force.

Their wretched State to this ſad paſs be'ng come,

There's death abroad, and worſe, deſpair at home.

The Gallant Prince that in all dangers came,

Wonders performd too great for th' mouth of Fame;

Though they're intrench'd with Sand, he thinks it meet,

To fight, not dully to beſiege a Fleet.

Ruyter look'd pale at an aſſault ſo brave,

And Trump had much ado to ſcape a Grave;

Of Common Boors ſuch numbers breathleſs float,

Their groſſer Souls will ſure ſink Charon's Boat;

For to avoid Englands victorious Standard,

Their ſhatter'd Squadrons in diſorder wander'd:

And were ſo ſenſible of certain loſs,

The Belgick Lyon couch'd before the Croſs.

The Panegyricks our Captains deſerv'd,

At large their own Swords in Dutch boſoms carv'd.

So fought the French, they ſhall for future ſtand,

Renoun'd for Arts at Sea as well as Land.

But oh! with what deſerving Eulogies,

Shall we Embalm the glorious memories

Of noble Worden, Fowles, Finch, and the reſt,

Snatcht hence by Fate to th' Regions of the Bleſt?

That Hero-Troop ne'er to be prais'd enough,

Whoſe Bodies fell, but Souls were Canon proof;

Thoſe Miracles of Valour, Honours Sons,

Brave bold Contemners of grim Deaths great Guns;

Thoſe more than Worthies for their Countries good

Who were ſo prodigal of their beſt Blood;

Their Fame with us in ſtory ſhall remain,

Till Bodies reunite with Souls again.

Whilſt baffl'd Hogens quit the open main,

And Mare Clauſum we have prov'd again:

'Tis fit our Monarchs happy Birth-day be

Still uſher'd in with Joys of Victory.

FINIS.

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LONDON, Printed in the Year, MDCLXXIII.

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New advice to a painter poetical essay describing the last sea-engagement with the Dutch, May the 28th, 1673 / by an eye-witness.

Eye witness.

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