The Poetical Works of The Rev. Samuel Bishop ... To Which are Prefixed, Memoirs of the Life of the Author By the Rev. Thomas Clare |
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EPIGRAM CXVI.
[When all, a people for a King can feel]
SPLENDEAT USU.
When all, a people for a King can feel,
Burst into voice; an unison of zeal;
The Queen so long rever'd, and lov'd so well,
Heard the glad theme the general shout employ;
And midst the thunders of affectionate joy,
Dropt a warm tear, that sparkled as it fell.
Burst into voice; an unison of zeal;
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Heard the glad theme the general shout employ;
And midst the thunders of affectionate joy,
Dropt a warm tear, that sparkled as it fell.
But oft, if right the Muse the future read,
Will similar praise, to similar feelings lead,
While Virtues like her own, her name endear;
Th' effect is but proportion'd to the cause;
Her tear will still do honour to applause,
And new applauses still call forth her tear.
Will similar praise, to similar feelings lead,
While Virtues like her own, her name endear;
Th' effect is but proportion'd to the cause;
Her tear will still do honour to applause,
And new applauses still call forth her tear.
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