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The History of His Own Times

The History of His Own Times

Prior, Matthew

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ISBN10: 1151103101
ISBN13: 9781151103109
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.54 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1740 edition. Excerpt: ...afflicted Foes; WhatHorror damps the Strong, and quells the Great? Whence look the Soldiers Cheeks difmay'd and pale 1 Erft ever dreadful, know they now to dread? The hoftile Trccps, I ween, almoft prevail; And the Purfuers only not recede. Alas! their leflen'd Rage proclaims their Grief! For anxious, lo! they croud around their falling Chief. Ithankthee, Fate, exclaims the fierce Bavar; Let Boya's Trumpet grateful lo's found: ' I faw him fall, their Thunderbolt of War: Ever to Vengeance facred be the Ground. Vain Wifh! fhort Joy! the Hero mounts again In greater Glory, and with fuller Light. The Ev'ning Star fo falls into the Main, To rife at Morn more prevalently bright. He rifes fafe: But near, too near his Side, A good Man's grievous Lofs, a faithful Servant dy'd. Propitious Ma as! the Battle is regain'd: The Foe with leflen'd Wrath difputes the Field: The Briton fights, by fav'ring Gods fuftain'd: Freedom muft live; and lawlefs Power mult yield. Vain now the Tales which fab'ling Poets tell, That wav'ring Conquest ftill defires to rove! In Ma R L B R o's Camp the Goddefs knows to dwell: Long 33 the Hero's Life remains her Love. Again Again France flies: Again the Duke purfues And onRAMiLLiA's Plains he JiLENHEiM'sFame renews. His Picture of the Bavarian Prince in another Place, and Expoftulation with him on his prefent Misfortunes, is altogether fublime. The Speech he puts into the Mouth of the Royal Treaty-Breaker as he calls the French King, upon receiving the News of his Army's Defeat, wherein he recapitulates the Honours of the Britifh Nation, and owns the Superiority of the Woman Chief is alfo finely wrought up. And the Column he erects at the End of his Poem, to the Honour of his Miftrefs and her Commanders, will out-laft the ftatelieft...

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