Madam Semphronia's farewel, or, An elegy written by D. P. D. P. 1680 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A54061 Wing P12 ESTC R5665 13489465 ocm 13489465 99747 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A54061) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 99747) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 469:10) Madam Semphronia's farewel, or, An elegy written by D. P. D. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century 2006-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-10 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2006-10 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion MADAM Semphronia's Farewel , OR AN ELEGY Written by D. P. STay Gentle Thames , one moment stay thy Course , And of my Ruine view the Fatal Source . To Thee Semphronia will her sorrow tell , And then for ever must thee bid farewel . In her the greatest , saddest Scene thou'lt see , Of Love and Fortunes strange Inconstancy : They once did strive my hours with Joys to Crown , But now Conspire to pull my Glories down . Thou knowest , when first upon thy Banks I came . I set all those who saw me in a flame , No Heart approacht me , but did Tribute pay , I made a thousand Conquests every day . But more than Millions , one I much did prize , A Mighty Prince subdued by my Eyes . Heavens ! with what Lustre did he make his Courts ? What Maid ? what Goddess could maintain the Forts ? Such Arts , such tempting Forts he did employ , To such a Lover , what Nymph could ' ere be coy . Him all my Virgin-Treasure I did give , Gods ! in what Bliss and Rapture did we live . By every Courtier I was then Ador'd ; And Offerings brought by each Aspiring Lord. All Foreign Ministers to me did crow'd ; Nay , Zeal , Religion too , then to me bow'd : Even Thou thy self , thy Streams wouldst often stay ; Curl , then run on , so smooth , so pleas'd and gay : All those that saw Thee , said thou wert inspir'd , Thy waters sparkling , they thought I thee had fir'd . Such were the Triumphs of my Blooming Reign , I thought I could do nothing then in vain . But now alas I find my self deceiv'd , And of my pleasant Joys and Hopes bereav'd . Envy , that constant Enemy to Bliss , Was mad , my Ruin it so long should miss . It then Caball'd , New Beauties brought to Court , In Swarms they came , in Flocks they then Resort ; And each ambitious Courtier chose some One , Expecting she would all my Charms Dethrone ; But all their Powers and Beauties I defi'd , Their Arts , Enchantments , Dazlings I out-vi'd ; And did them all so utterly defeat , That they with shame and blushes did retreat . And when they saw that all this was in vain , They then did trye my Loyalty to stain . Of horrid Treachery I was accus'd , And that the Noble Favour I abus'd . That I French Interests did most promote , And Cabinet-Secrets to their Council wrote . That Plots and Treasons did my thoughts all steer ; That Popes and Jesuites my chief Favourites were . In this their Malice did cruelly succeed , And the whole Nation cry'd I ought to bleed . Tho' I was brought into a wretched state ; The Great Ones horrour , and the Peoples hate . My Noble Lovers nothing would believe They bid me leave my Tears , and cease to grieve . New Favours they bestow'd , seem'd more inflam'd , And me they chid if the least fears I nam'd ; Yet I the Peoples fury to appease , And that I might be safe and more at ease , The Plotting Party I did quite disown , And the next Heir would have put by the Throne . The Parliament I seem'd to countenance , And for to check the Interest of France . By such like courses I the people pleas'd , And in few weeks all their fierce anger seiz'd . I fancy'd then I was for e're secure , That Love and Fortune must my Yoke endure . But they both my Ruin have contriv'd , And at one blow of all I had depriv'd . Love now New Beautys , has brought into play , To whom my Lovers now do honour pay . Now all my Glories will Ecclipsed be , And I must stoop to Fortunes Tyranny . Respects and Honours that to me were paid , Now at the Feet of others must be laid . And all the Incense I did e're receive , To other sparkling Stars I now must leave , Each Fawning Courtier , their Triumphs do tend ; And now , that my great Empires at an end , They smile and laugh , nay , and they scorn me too , Even those who did with adoration woe . Such is the fickleness of this fond world , To day we 're high , to morrow down we 're hurl'd , But I forget , I Thee too long detain : And keep thee from the Bosom of the Main . Goe on , kind Thames , goe on , pursue thy way , And pardon me that I have made thee stay . To make amends , thy Streams I will encrease , With Flouds of Tears , that never , never cease . And that thy Tide may the more swiftly flow , A Gale of Sighs shall like a Tempest blow . FINIS .