The Works of the Late Aaron Hill ... In Four Volumes. Consisting of Letters on Various Subjects, And of Original Poems, Moral and Facetious. With An Essay on the Art of Acting |
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On the Death of Prince George, of Denmark.
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On the Death of Prince George, of Denmark.
Since she, by whom her people all live blest,To sorrow's reign, has giv'n her ruling breast,
Grief should be loudly heard, as well as seen,
To noise his death, and mourn our widow'd queen.
The friends of Anna must not, silent, weep;
Of streams, 'tis said, the gentlest are most deep!
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Nature scorns decency, and breaks her chains:
Like some fierce wind-driv'n show'r, true grief appears;
'Tis but a breeze, that is allay'd, by tears.
She does, indeed, with sighs, and tears, complain,
Like spring-born zephirs, mix'd, with sprinkling rain!
But we, the cloud, with thunder charg'd, should spread,
And gen'ral woe speak big, to suit the virtue dead.
Great, as his mercy, should our pity be,
Ah! who, unmov'd, can yon fair sorrow see?
The royal Dane that treasure long possest,
Dear, to her soul, and faithful, to her breast!
Free from ambition, innocently great,
'Twixt faction's shoals, he piloted the state!
And temp'ring pow'r, tho' lord of sov'reign sway,
Shone bright, yet scorch'd not, like the sun, in May.
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