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BY

ELIJAH FENTO N.

To the Right Honourable CHARLES, Earl of Orrery, these POEMS are most humbly dedicated by his Lordship's most obliged, and most obedient Servant, E. FENTON.

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ODE TO THE SUN,

For the NEW YEAR,

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“ Augur, & fulgente decorus arcu

"Phœbus acceptufque novem Camoenis,
"Qui falutari levat arte feffos

"Corporis artus ;·

1707.

"Alterum in Luftrum meliufque femper
"Proroget ævum.”

I.

EGIN, celeftial fource of light,

BE

To gild the new-revolving sphere; And from the pregnant womb of night, Urge on to birth the infant year.

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HOR.

Rich

Rich with aufpicious luftre rife,
Thou faireft regent of the skies,
Confpicuous with thy filver bow!
To thee, a god, 'twas given by Jove
To rule the radiant orbs above,

To Gloriana this below.

II.

With joy renew thy deftin'd race,
And let the mighty months begin :
Let no ill omen cloud thy face,
Through all thy circle fmile ferene.
While the ftern minifters of fate
Watchful o'er pale Lutetia wait,
To grieve the Gaul's perfidious head;
The hours, thy offspring heavenly fair,
Their whiteft wings fhould ever wear,
And gentle joys on Albion fhed.

III.

When Ilia bore the future fates of Rome,
And the long honours of her race began,
Thus, to prepare the graceful age to come,
They from thy ftores in happy order ran.
Heroes elected to the lift of fame,
Fix'd the fure columns of her rising state :
Till the loud triumphs of the Julian name
Render'd the glories of her reign compleat,
Each year advanc'd a rival to the reft,

In comely fpoils of war, and great atchievements dreft.

Say,

I.

Say, Phoebus, for thy fearching eye
Saw Rome the darling child of fate,
When nothing equal here could vie
In ftrength with her imperious ftate;
Say if high virtues there did reign
Exalted in a nobler strain,

Than in fair Albion thou haft feen :
Or can her demi-gods compare
Their trophies for fuccessful war,
To thofe that rife for Albion's Queen!

II.

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When Albion first majestic shew'd
High o'er the circling feas her head,
Her the great Father smiling view'd,
And thus to bright Victoria said :
Mindful of Phlegra's happy plain,
On which, fair nymph, you fix'd my reign,
This ifle to you' fhall facred be;

Her hand fhall hold the rightful scale,

And crowns be vanquish'd, or prevail,
As Gloriana fhall decree.

III.

Victoria triumph in thy great increafe!
With joy the Julian ftem the Tyber claims,
Young Ammon's might the Granic waves confefs;
The Heber had a Mars, a Churchill Thames :
Roll, Sovereign of the ftreams! thy rapid tide,
And bid thy brother floods revere the Queen,
Whofe voice the hero's happy hand employ'd
To fave the Danube, and fubdue the Seine;
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And,

And, boldly juft to Gloriana's fame,

Exalt thy filver urn, and duteous homage claim.

1.

Advanc'd to thy meridian height,

On earth, great God of Day, look down:
Let Windfor entertain thy fight,

Clad in fair emblems of renown:
And whilft in radiant pomp appear
The names to bright Victoria dear,
Intent the long proceffion view:
Confefs none worthier ever wore
Her favours, or was deck'd with more,
Than fhe confers on Churchill's brow.

II.

But oh withdraw thy piercing rays,
The nymph anew begins to moan,
Viewing the much-lamented space,
Where late her warlike William fhone:
There fix'd by her officious hand,
His sword and fceptre of command
To deathlefs fame adopted reft:

Nor wants three to compleat her woe,
Plac'd with refpectful love below,

The ftar that beam'd on Gloucefter's breast.

III.

O Phœbus! all thy faving power employ, Long let our vows avert the deftin'd woe, Ere Gloriana re-afcends the sky,

And leaves a land of orphans here below!

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