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Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2002-12 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-02 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2003-02 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-04 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion ODE ON THE KING's Birth-Day , By THO. SHADWELL , Poet-Laureat and Historiographer-Royal . I. HAil ! Hail , thou Blest , thou most Auspicious Day , On which broke forth such an Illustrious Ray , As has o'er Europe since dispers'd his Light , And every Day still grows more Gloriously bright . II. The Hope of Europe dawn'd when he arose ; Oh happy was that Morn ; Blest was the Princely Womb did him disclose : Let Golden Letters this great Day adorn , Which brought Him forth whom by Heav'n design'd , Cho. The Vniversal Champion of Mankind . III. First , Belgia felt His Influence , Which ere His Noon He amply did dispence ; When groaning underneath the Gallick Pow'r , What Nassau first did raise , this Nassau did restore : And 't was a Work of full as great a Weight , Of His who did Redeem , as His who did Create . IV. Then Britain felt His Pow'rful Beams , Eclips'd , and in her last Extreams , He shed about His Heat and Light , And Vigour did impart To ev'ry English Heart , He soon dispell'd all Clouds of Night , And Britain now again shines bright . He invaded her with Liberty , And set the Laws and Gospel free . Cho. Oh Britain these great Acts He did for thee . V. Inflam'd by Him your Ancient Warlike Name , Which you had gain'd under Victorious Kings , Is now restor'd with Never-dying Fame , And loudly through the World your Valour rings , Which you had lost in vile inglorious Peace , Under soft Princes drown'd in Vice and Ease , He wak'd you from your sordid Lethargy : Cho. Oh Britain , These great Acts H' has done for Thee ! VI. Destroy'd be then that Vip'rous Brood , Who would their Mothers Bowels tear ; Or would oppose thy Hero's Good , By whom thou dost thy Honours bear ; By whom our Liberties and Lives , Our Goods , our Children , and our Wives , Our Altars and our Fires defended are . VII . He does to thickest Crowds of Foes , His Sacred Breast for us expose : Oh may His Toyls and Dangers cease ; And His Keen Sword give Europe Peace ; That Circled in His Sweet MARIA's Arms , He may be free from Rough Alarms ; And in wise Sway His Mind employ , And all the Calm Delights of Peace enjoy . VIII . Blest be the Day which joyn'd this Royal Pair , The Wise and Valiant , with the Good and Fair. And on that Day may Heav'n for ever smile , On which they both espous'd this Happy Isle . Small Cho. Long may They Live in Happiness ! Long may They Reign with Glory and Success ! They one another , and We Them , possess . Gen. Cho. Let Vs to Heav'n Our Praises loudly sing , For such a Gracious QVEEN , for such a Glorious KING . Printed for Francis Saunders , at the Blew Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange . 1692.