Afk of this age's faith and loyalty,

Which, to preferve them, heaven confin'd in

thee.

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Few fubjects could a king like thine deserve : And fewer, such a king fo well could ferve. Bleft king, bleft subject, whose exalted state By fufferings rofe, and gave the law to fate. 14 Such fouls are rare, but mighty patterns given To earth, and meant for ornaments to heaven.

SONGS, ODES,

AND A

MASQUE.

THE

FAIR STRANGER*,

A

SONG.

I.

HAPPY and free, securely blest,
No beauty could difturb my reft;
My amorous heart was in despair,
To find a new victorious fair.

Till

II.

you defcending on our plains, With foreign force renew my chains; Where now you rule without controul The mighty fovereign of my foul.

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This fong is a compliment to the Dutchefs of Portsmouth

on her first coming to England.

DERRICK

III.

Your fmiles have more of conquering charms,
Than all your native country arms:
Their troops we can expel with ease,
Who vanquish only when we please.

IV.

But in your eyes, oh! there's the spell,
Who can fee them, and not rebel?
You make us captives by your stay,
Yet kill us if you go away.

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