A song for the Kings birth day Being the fourth of November. Composed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Master of His Maiesties musick.

A song for the Kings birth day Being the fourth of November. Composed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Master of His Maiesties musick.

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A SONG FOR The Kings Birth Day, Being the Fourth of November. Compoſed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Maſter of His Maieſties Muſick.

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A SONG FOR The Kings Birth Day, Being the Fourth of November. Compoſed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Maſter of His Maieſties Muſick.

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TO England's Monarch, Holland's Chief,

Of France, the Terrour, Awe, and Grief,

To Europe's Champion, Strength, and Stay,

We Sing the Triumphs of this Glorious Day.

The Day which gave him Birth,

And gave to us new Life again;

When Xerxes like, but ſurer He,

In Fetters held our trembling Sea,

That He might free Three Kingdoms from their Chain.

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Welcome, thrice welcome Royal SIR,

From the Fatigues and toils of War,

To theſe your foſtered Iſles,

And to your chaſt [...]ARIA'S Charms and Smiles,

The Land Triumphs, her Natives Sing,

In Winter we poſſeſs a Spring,

And Mirth reſounds from every place,

And Love, and Joy appear in every face.

Awake my Muſe, awake my Lyre,

Try if any Strein be higher;

Touch at that more lofty Strein,

Joyn in one harmonious Choir,

To welcome our RESTORER back again.

Silence Lyre, ſurceaſe thy Tone,

Silence Muſe, and humbly own;

All that Sounds and Words can ſpeak,

All's too little, all's too weak;

All that Gratitude can ſhew,

All that Loyalty can doe,

All, and more than all is due.

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His Royal Vertues far excell,

All that Hiſtory can tell,

Caeſar's mighty ſwelling Name,

Stoops to his more Glorious Fame:

He came, he ſaw, he conquer'd too,

Our Heroe did, what he refus'd to doe:

By Caeſar's Arms Rome loſt her Liberty,

And Caeſar's Glories are but dimm,

Caeſar's, if compar'd to him,

Who came, and ſaw, and ſet us Free.

He weighs not the Grandure, or State of a Crown,

But aſpires to more ſolid and mighty Renown;

His forward Attempts on the Land and the Main,

The Battle o'th' Boyne, and a Flanders Campaign,

Shew fully, His Actions were never deſign'd

For ought, but the Peace, and the good of Mankind.

And Heavens (we hope) has freſh Crowns in ſtore,

For thoſe who ſtill can merit more:

For the Moderate and Wiſe,

Whom Greatneſs cannot over-poize;

For the Generous and Brave,

Who never Fight to Conquer, but to Save.

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Go on Mighty Prince, go on to receive

All the Trophies that Vertue and Honour can give:

May the Heavens defend you,

Succeſs ſtill attend you,

And Victory wait whereſoever You bend You.

Both at Home, and Abroad,

May Your Enemies be Aw'd,

Till Europe with England ſhall joyn in a Chorus,

And Sing Your loud Praiſes, and own that 'tis YOU that reſtore us.

FINIS.

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Printed by T. M. for J. M. 1691.

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A song for the Kings birth day Being the fourth of November. Composed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Master of His Maiesties musick.

Staggins, Nicholas, 1650?-1700.

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1691

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A61237

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Wing S5162B

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ESTC R221831

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99833083

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99833083

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37558

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— A song for the Kings birth day Being the fourth of November. Composed by Dr. Nicholas Staggins, Master of His Maiesties musick., Staggins, Nicholas, 1650?-1700..

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Printed by T. M for J. M.,. [London?] :: 1691.. (Place of publication conjectured by the cataloguer.) (Imprint from colophon.) (Caption title.) (In verse.) (Imperfect; first page of text is creased slightly affecting legibility.) (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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