ez6 Miscellaneous Poem si

Beyond his wanted and his promis’d Time,

From his dear Home, and her more dear Embrace*And will not from the Shore avert her Face ? ’

But upwards fends her Vows and Prayr’s, .Expensive of her briny Tears,

In Hopes to fee him reach his native Clime.

Thus urg’d by faithful Wilhes and Desires,

Britain from Germany, her Marlborough requires,

IV.

Safe by thy Presence Oxen plow the Fields,

And Ceres with Increase her Blessings yields ;

As every Project to our.wilh succeeds,

While by thy Influence at Land, and SeaFrom Gallia's Naval Threats is free,

And Virtue grows in Fashion from thy virtuous Deeds.

V.

To thee, and to thy chaste Examples due, ,

No Peer frequents the long-neglected Stew;

That Parents by their Childrens Looks are known;That Laws are put in Force,

, And Punishments come on of Course,

When obstinate offenders will those Laws disown.

VI.

Who fears the French, or who the grumbling Scot ?

Or the dark Mischiefs false Bavarians Plot ?

Who values the Hungarian or the Swede ?

If, Marlb'rough' s free from Harms, ,

The World against us is in vain in Arms,

And in his Health, alone Britain s from Danger freed.

VII.

Be thou but fase, we’ll spend our Days, ,

And undisturb’d will Plants and Flower raise ;

Will lop the Sycamore, and prune the Vine,

And to our own Freeholds will come,

Mindful of him that gifts us with a Home,

And toast our fam’dDefehder’s Health by which we dine.

VIII.

To thee our Visties and, our Cups go round,

With many Vows, and many. Bumpers crown’d, While