'The. Hijlory tif Q:leen E S T E R. IO'f _ aow d~d thyra~ .~n~. beardlef$ Cou~fel bri~tg 'Thy forrun.~s fubJ~Cl: to aftrang~r Kmg? .And laying burthenson ~\ly p.~Qples.n~ck, The ~eighth~ f¥!lyon thy ):>ended back. TfloU fecond Kkhard, ( OJlCe our ~itain E:ing~ Whofe Syr?s and Prandfir's fatpe th~ we,rld ~id ring) flow was thy gentle natnre led .afide By green advifemenc~whh:h thy Star~ did guide, J.lntii the titl~ o~ th~ CtQWfi did ~rac~, \ And fortunes ( as thy Fath~r~ name) w~re black ? NGw glorious 'Bricain, .clap thy hands, anf}blef~ ~ Thy facred fortunes ; f0r thy happinefs ( Att. clotk thy I~aRd ) does it felf divide, And feque~er from all tpc \:orl~ befl.de ; · Bleft are thy openqares WJtll Joyful peace, ~!eLl are thy·fruitful Bar~s with [weet increafe, ~left in thy ~ounfel; whofe ipduftrious ~kill Js b1.1t to rpake thy fortunes happy frill ; In al.l things bleft, that to.~ State pertain ; Thnce happy in my dread~d Sovereign, ~y [a~rcd. Sov~feign in·wh~fe nnly brcft !\ wtfe Afiembl· 0f Privy Counceh refl:~ Who fOJ1_quers wit~ his ~rinccly heart as f~t By peace as Alexailder did by War ,; And witll his Qlive branch more helms did boardi Than daring Cttfar djd~ withCttfars [wpid ; · J.ong maift thou hold wit}1in thy Royal hand, The pca.ceful Sceprcr of our happy Land : Great Judalls Lion, and the Flow'r of Jejf'e, \ Pref~rv~ thy .{..ions? ana thy Flowers ble£s,· . ~ . '
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