A Metrical History of England Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin |
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Not so our George, bless'd by the pow'rs above
With a free, brave, and gen'rous people's love,
To yield him happiness without alloy,
Kind fortune, for the monarch's joy,
Brings Charlotte in propitious hour,
To sooth the toils of state and power:
Brings Charlotte, drest in Hymen's softest smiles,
To bless the ruler of the British isles;
To share that happy sovereign's throne
Who found the nation's choice his own.
Ah, think how many years have proved
How worthy him the bride he loved;
Ah, think how many years have flown,
While Time's true test bids envy own
Charlotte as Queen, as Mother, Friend and Wife,
The pride of public, as of private, life!
With a free, brave, and gen'rous people's love,
To yield him happiness without alloy,
Kind fortune, for the monarch's joy,
Brings Charlotte in propitious hour,
To sooth the toils of state and power:
Brings Charlotte, drest in Hymen's softest smiles,
To bless the ruler of the British isles;
To share that happy sovereign's throne
Who found the nation's choice his own.
Ah, think how many years have proved
How worthy him the bride he loved;
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While Time's true test bids envy own
Charlotte as Queen, as Mother, Friend and Wife,
The pride of public, as of private, life!
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