A Pindarique on His Majesties birth-day by Mr. Prior ; sung before Their Majesties at Whitehall, the fourth of November 1690. Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721. 1690 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-11 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A55911 Wing P3515 ESTC R21116 12360046 ocm 12360046 60195 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. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Songs, English -- Texts. Great Britain -- History -- William and Mary, 1689-1702 -- Poetry. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2003-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-08 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2003-08 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion A PINDARIQUE ON His Majesties Birth-Day . By Mr. PRIOR Sung before Their Majesties at WHITEHALL , The Fourth of November 1690. A Prophecy by APOLLO . AS through Britania's Raging Sea , Our Great Defender Plowed his Glorious Way , To make our Wishes , and his Fame compleat , To fix a new our sinking State , And fill the great Decrees of Fate . Apollo turn'd the Mistick Book , In which Recorded lies the certain Doom Of Time unborn , and Years to come ; Auspicious Omens thence he took , Lawrel adorn'd his Brow , and Joy his Look ; Aloud he Blest the happy Day , Whose lustre twice returned must see , Truth Restored , and Albion Free. Aloud he bad the mighty Months proceed , All Deck'd with fair Success , and Crowned with happy Deed. He Smil'd , and struck the Lyre and said , Heaven has Revers'd Britania's Doom : Her promised Day appears , her better Fate is come . The gentle Star , whose joyful Ray , Enliven'd this Auspicious Day , When Holland blest the Hero's Birth , Doth with diffusive Goodness shed , It 's larger Gifts , o're Britain's rising Head , And thence , around the Joyful Earth . Ye Sacred Muses , whose Harmonious lays Are destin'd to Record his Praise . Prepare with Solemn Joy , prepare The chearful Consort of the War : Awake the Trumpets , rouze the Drums , The King , the Conqueror , the Hero comes , With shining . Arms he deck● the listed Fields , IO Britannia ! They , IERNE yeilds , IO Britannia ! B●ess the Conqueror , Put all thy Glory on , exert thy Power ; And greet thy WILLIAM's happy Toil , Assert the Sea , defend the 〈◊〉 , And on the lower World look safely down , Thy Self a World alone . See on the Continent appear , Engaging Troops and ready War. On Foreign Plains the British Armies shine , WILLIAM leads on , and Victory pursues , And on S●in's Banks the Hero well renews The Glories of the Boyne . Deliver'd Gallia dreading now no more , Tyrannick Might , and Lawless Power , Obeys her Antient Conqueror . O're Eur●pe freed Victorious WILLIAM Reigns , And sullen War , and vanquishe'd Pride , Behind his Chariot Wheels are 〈◊〉 In Everlasting Chains . Bid the Drums and Trumpets cease , And Tune the softer Instruments of Peace ; All that through Speaking Pipes convey Sounds of Delight● , and Images of Joy ; All that by Artful Charms , or Vocal Wires , In happy Numbers gently can Express , All the Pleasure , all the Bliss , That WILLIAM's Cares Deserv●● , or MARY's Love Requires . MARIA now no longer Fear The doubtful Chance of horrid war ; No longer Arm thy Hero with thy Prayer ; To Battle he no more shall Ride , No more for Thee , and His Britania Bleed . Satur●ian Ages are renewed , and Golden Times succeed : The shinning Years begin their happy Race , With Conque●● Crown'd , and Blest with Peace . Fair Plenty opens wide her bounteous Hand , And throws her Gifts o're all the Land. Virtue does with Heaven conspire , To make Britania's Joys entire , Whilst WILLIAM , and whilst MARY Reign . Astrea has forsook the Stars , And joyned her Throne to Theirs , Nor shall return from Earth again , Whilst WILLIAM , and whilst MARY Reign . Printed for Iohn Amery in Fleet-street . 1690.