Miscellanies in prose and verse on several occasions, by Claudero [i.e. James Wilson], son of Nimrod the Mighty Hunter. The Fourth Edition with large Additions |
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On Mr. R--- W---'s Marriage with Miss R---.
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On Mr. R--- W---'s Marriage with Miss R---.
When haughty France to honour blind,
In war did undertake,
Fair Albion's sons with chains to bind,
And daughters captives make.
In war did undertake,
Fair Albion's sons with chains to bind,
And daughters captives make.
From never-conquer'd Caledon,
Where bold invaders lie,
Saxons and Danes, both sire and son,
Who dar'd their liberty.
Where bold invaders lie,
Saxons and Danes, both sire and son,
Who dar'd their liberty.
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A youth, to arms and virtue bred,
Rush'd forth in hostile war;
Where Mars with laurels crown'd his head
In bloody fields afar.
Rush'd forth in hostile war;
Where Mars with laurels crown'd his head
In bloody fields afar.
Then wreath'd with conquest and renown,
Peace sheath'd the fatal sword,
When haughty Gauls were forc'd to own
Great George our King, their Lord.
Peace sheath'd the fatal sword,
When haughty Gauls were forc'd to own
Great George our King, their Lord.
With glory, honour, manhood join'd,
He reach'd the British shore,
And left the savage lands behind,
Where cannons wont to roar.
He reach'd the British shore,
And left the savage lands behind,
Where cannons wont to roar.
Upon the pleasant banks of Thames,
He spy'd a virgin fair,
The loveliest of the lovely dames,
A nymph without compare.
He spy'd a virgin fair,
The loveliest of the lovely dames,
A nymph without compare.
Her looks were sweet as blush of May,
The graces round her twine;
Her eyes, more bright then Phœbus' ray,
Express'd her soul divine.
The graces round her twine;
Her eyes, more bright then Phœbus' ray,
Express'd her soul divine.
The swain his flame did soon reveal,
In terms of manly truth;
Her love the nymph did not conceal,
Who could refuse the youth?
In terms of manly truth;
Her love the nymph did not conceal,
Who could refuse the youth?
Then Hymen bid, the nuptial kiss,
For heav'n their souls had join'd;
And to complete their future bliss,
The virtues all combin'd.
For heav'n their souls had join'd;
And to complete their future bliss,
The virtues all combin'd.
Hail wedded love! Hail happy pair!
May heav'n your days prolong;
From ev'ry ill defend the fair,
The youth from ev'ry wrong.
May heav'n your days prolong;
From ev'ry ill defend the fair,
The youth from ev'ry wrong.
May fixed rocks forsake their place,
The lofty mountains move,
To ebb and flow let ocean cease,
Before you cease to love.
The lofty mountains move,
To ebb and flow let ocean cease,
Before you cease to love.
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