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Mother of plenty daughter of the skies	A
Sweet Peace the troubl'd world's desire arise	A
Around thy poet weave thy summer shades	B
Within my fancy spread thy flow'ry meads	C
Amongst thy train soft ease and pleasure bring	D
And thus indulgent sooth me whilst I sing	D
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Great Anna claims the song no brighter name	E
Adorns the list of never dying fame	E
No fairer soul was ever form'd above	F
None e'er was more the grateful nation's love	F
Nor lov'd the nation more I fly with speed	G
To sing such lines as Bolingbroke may read	H
On war dispers'd on faction trampled down	I
On all the peaceful glories of the crown	I
And if I fail in too confin'd a flight	J
May the kind world upon my labours write	J
'So fell the lines which strove for endless fame	E
'Yet fell attempting on the noblest theme	K
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Now twelve revolving years has Britain stood	L
With loss of wealth and vast expence of blood	M
Europa's Guardian still her gallant arms	N
Secur'd Europa from impending harms	N
Fair honour full success and just applause	O
Pursu'd her marches and adorn'd her cause	P
Whilst Gaul aspiring to erect a throne	Q
O'er other empires trembled for her own	Q
Bemoan'd her cities won her armies slain	R
And sunk the thought of universal reign	R
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When thus reduc'd the world's Invaders lie	S
The fears which rack'd the nations justly die	S
Pow'r finds its balance giddy motions cease	T
In both the scales and each inclines to peace	T
This fair occasion Providence prepares	U
To answer pious Anna's hourly pray'rs	U
Which still on warm Devotion's wings arose	U
And reaching Heav'n obtain'd the world's repose	U
	-
Within the vast expansion of the sky	S
Where Orbs of gold in fields of Azure lie	S
A glorious palace shines whose silver ray	V
Serenely flowing lights the milky way	V
The road of angels Here with speedy care	W
The summon'd Guardians of the world repair	W
When Britain's Angel on the message sent	X
Speaks Anna's pray'rs and Heaven's supream intent	X
That war's destructive arm shou'd humble Gaul	Y
Spain's parted realms to diff'rent monarchs fall	Y
The grand alliance crown'd with glory cease	U
And joyful Europe find the sweets of peace	U
He spoke the smiling hopes of man's repose	U
The joy that springs from certain hopes arose	U
Diffusive o'er the place complacent airs	U
Sedately sweet were heard within the spheres	U
And bowing all adore the sovereign mind	Z
And fly to execute the work design'd	Z
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This done the Guardian on the wing repairs	U
Where Anna sat revolving publick cares	U
With deep concern of thought Unseen he stood	L
Presenting peaceful images of good	L
On Fancy's airy stage returning Trade	A2
A sunk Exchequer fill'd an Army paid	A2
The fields with men the men with plenty bless'd	B2
The towns with riches and the world with rest	B2
Such pleasing objects on her bosom play	V
And give the dawn of glory's golden day	V
When all her labours at their harvest shewn	R
Shall in her subjects joy compleat her own	R
Then breaking silence 'tis enough she cries	U
That war has rag'd to make the nations wise	U
Heav'n prospers armies whilst they fight to save	C2
And thirst of further fame destroys the brave	C2
The vanquish'd Gauls are humbly pleas'd to live	D2
And but escap'd the chains they meant to give	E2
Now let the pow'rs be still'd and each possess'd	B2
Of what secures the common safety best	B2
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So spake the Queen then fill'd with warmth divine	R
She call'd her Oxford to the grand design	R
Her Oxford prudent in affairs of state	F2
Profoundly thoughtful manifestly great	F2
In ev'ry turn whose steddy temper steers	U
Above the reach of gold or shock of fears	U
Whom no blind chance but merit understood	L
By frequent tryals pow'r of doing good	L
And will to execute advanc'd on high	S
O soul created to deserve the sky	S
And make the nation crown'd with glory see	U
How much it rais'd itself by raising thee	U
Now let the schemes which labour in thy breast	B2
The long Alliance bless with lasting rest	B2
Weigh all pretences with impartial laws	U
And fix the sep'rate Int'rests of the cause	U
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These toils the graceful Bolingbroke attends	U
A Genius fashion'd for the greatest ends	U
Whose strong perception takes the swiftest flight	J
And yet its swiftness ne'er obscures its sight	J
When schemes are fix'd and each assign'd a part	G2
None serves his country with a nobler heart	G2
Just thoughts of honour all his mind controul	V
And Expedition wings his lively soul	V
On such a Patriot to confer the Trust	H2
The Monarch knows it safe as well as just	H2
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Then next proceeding in her Agents choice	U
And ever pleas'd that worth obtain the voice	U
She from the list of high distinguish'd fames	U
With pious Bristow gallant Strafford names	U
One form'd to stand a church's firm support	I2
The other fitted to adorn a court	I2
Both vers'd in business both of fine address	U
By which experience leads to great success	U
And both to distant lands the Monarch sends	U
And to their conduct Europe's peace commends	U
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Now ships unmoor'd to waft her Agents o'er	J2
Spread all their sail and quit the flying shore	K2
The foreign Agents reach th' appointed place	U
The Congress opens and it will be peace	U
Methinks the war like stormy winter flies	U
When fairer months unveil the blueish skies	U
A flow'ry world the sweetest season spreads	U
And doves with branches flutter round their heads	U
	-
Half peopled Gaul whom num'rous ills destroy	L2
With wishful heart attends the promis'd joy	L2
For this prepares the Duke ah sadly slain	R
'Tis grief to name him whom we mourn in vain	R
No warmth of verse repairs the vital flame	E
For verse can only grant a life in fame	E
Yet cou'd my praise like spicy odours shed	H
In everlasting song embalm the dead	H
To realms that weeping heard the loss I'd tell	V
What courage sense and faith with Brandon fell	V
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But Britain more than one for glory breeds	U
And polish'd Talbot to the charge succeeds	U
Whose far projecting thoughts maturely clear	M2
Like glasses draw their distant objects near	M2
Good Parts by gentle breeding much refin'd	Z
And stores of learning grace his ample mind	Z
A cautious virtue regulates his ways	U
And Honour gilds them with a thousand rays	U
To serve his nation at his Queen's command	N2
He parts commission'd for the Gallick land	N2
With pleasure Gaul beholds him on her shore	K2
And learns to love a name she fear'd before	K2
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Once more aloft there meet for new debates	U
The Guardian Angels of Europa's states	U
And mutual concord shines in ev'ry face	U
And ev'ry bosom glows with hopes of peace	U
While Britain's steps in one consent they praise	U
Then gravely mourn their other realms delays	U
Their doubtful claims through seas of blood pursu'd	O2
Their fears that Gallia fell but half subdu'd	O2
And all the reas'nings which attempt to shew	P2
That war shou'd ravage in the world below	V
'Ah fall'n estate of man can rage delight	J
'Wounds please the touch or ruin charm the sight	J
'Ambition make unlovely mischief fair	W
'Or ever Pride be Providence's care	W
'When stern Oppressors range the bloody field	Q2
''Tis just to conquer and unsafe to yield	Q2
'There save the nations but no more pursue	P2
'Nor in thy turn become Oppressor too '	-
Our rebel angels for Ambition fell	V
And war in Heav'n produc'd a Fiend in hell	V
Thus with a soft concern for man's repose	U
The tender Guardians join to moan our woes	U
Then awful rise combin'd with all their might	J
To find what Fury 'scap'd the den of night	J
The pleasing labours of their love withstands	U
And spreads a wild distraction o'er the lands	U
Their glitt'ring pinnions sound in yielding air	W
And watchful Providence approves the care	W
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In Flandria's soil where Camps have mark'd the plain	R
The Fiend impetuous Discord fix'd her reign	R
A tent her royal seat With full resort	I2
Stern shapes of Horrour throng'd her buisy court	I2
Blind Mischief Ambush close concealing Ire	R2
Loud Threat'nings Ruin arm'd with sword and fire	J2
Assaulting Fierceness Anger wanting breath	S2
High Red'ning Rage and Various Forms of death	S2
Dire Imps of darkness whom with Gore she feeds	U
When war beyond its point of Good proceeds	U
In Gallick armour call'd with alter'd name	E
Great love of Empire to the field she came	E
Now still supporting Feud she strives to hid	T2

Thomas Parnell

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