If these esteem and admiration raise, Give true delight, and gain unflatt'ring praise, THE GENIUS OF LIBERTY. A POEM. Occafioned by the departure of THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF ORANGE. Written in the year 1734. MILD rofe the Morn; the face of Nature bright 20 22 Blefs'd Liberty! whose charge is Albion's ifle, Rich Industry to view, with pleasing eyes, 5 Glow'd from the loom, and brighten'd on his veft: Science in various lights attention won, 35 21 Wav'd on his robe, and glitter'd in the fun. [claim; "My words," he cry'd," my words obfervance "Refound, ye Mufes! and receive them, Fame! "Here was my station when o'er ocean wide "The great Third William stretch'd his naval pride: "I with my facred influence fwell'd his foul, "Th' enflav'd to free, th' enflaver to control. "In vain did waves disperse and winds detain; "He came, he fav'd; in his was feen my reign. "How juft, how great, the plan his foul defign'd 25 "To humble tyrants, and secure mankind! "Next Marlb'rough in his steps successful trod; "This godlike plann'd, that finish'd like a god; "And while Oppreffion fled to realms unknown, Europe was free, and Britain glorious fhone. "Where Naffau's race extenfive growth difplay'd, "There Freedom ever found a fhelt'ring shade. "Still Heav'n is kind.—See! from the princely reet "Millions to bless the branch aufpicious shoot. "He lives, he flourishes, his honours spread, "Fair virtues blooming on his youthful head: "Nurse him, ye heav'nly Dews! ye funny Rays! "Into firm health, fair fame, and length of days." He paus'd; and cafting o'er the deep his eye, Where the laft billow fwells into the sky, Where, in gay vision, round th' horizon's line The moving clouds with various beauty shine, 30 35 40 As dropping from their bofom, ting'd with gold, Lo! while its light the glowing wave returns, 45 Broad like a fun the bark approaching burns: Near, and more near, great Naffau foon he spy'd, And beauteous Anna! Britain's eldest pride! Thus fpoke the Genius as advanc'd the fail"Hail, blooming Hero! high-born Princess! hail ; "Thy charms thy mother's love of truth display, 51 "Her light of virtue, and her beauty's ray; "Her dignity, which, copying the divine, "Soften'd thro' condefcenfion, learns to shine: "Greatness of thought, with prudence for its guide, Knowledge from nature and from art supply'd, 56 "To nobleft objects pointed various ways, "Pointed by Judgment's clear unerring rays." What manly virtues in her mind excel! Yet on her heart what tender paffions dwell! For, ah! what pangs did late her peace destroy, To part with thee, so wont to give her joy! How heav'd her breaft! how fadden'd was her mien! All in the mother then was loft the queen : 60 The swelling tear then dimm'd her parting view, 65 74 Thefe fancy'd perils all, by day, by night, May future times, when their fond praise would tell How moft their fav'rite characters excel, 80 Howblefs'd! howgreat!--then may their fongs declare So great! fo blefs'd!-such Anne and Naffau were. THE ANIMALCULE. A TALE. Occafioned by his Grace the Duke of Rutland's receiving the Small-pox by inoculation. I. IN Animalcules, Mufe! display Nor think an useful comment long. H. Far lefs than mites, on mites they prey; III. Fluids in drops miuntely swell ;- Thro' ev'ry tender tube they rove, But when our lives are Nature's due, VII. Thus once an Animalcule prov'd, In Rome this Animalcule grew |