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<HEAD>Congratulatory Poem TO THE MINISTERS SONS, on their Splendid FEAST, Thur&s;day <HI>December</HI> 7^t^h, 1682.</HEAD>
<LG>
<L>REceive a bold unbidden Gue&s;t, among</L>
<L>The lea&s;t, the wor&s;t of all your Nobler throng,</L>
<L>Who for admittance only dares to Sue,</L>
<L>Becau&s;e kind Fate has made him one of you.</L>
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<L>When that wi&s;e King, who&s;e young, but mighty hand</L>
<L>Bore the va&s;t Scepter of the Sacred Land,</L>
<L>When him and all his Glories time &s;hall ru&s;t,</L>
<L>Then you &s;hall be ob&s;cur'd with common Du&s;t.</L>
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<L>In vain the trembling Athei&s;t would dethrone</L>
<L>That Power, which for his Life he dares not own;</L>
<L>Whil&s;t grateful Heaven its Servants here does grace</L>
<L>With &s;uch a worthy, &s;uch a generous Race.</L>
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<L>In vain on In&s;piration t'other dotes,</L>
<L>And humane Learning but a need-not Votes;</L>
<L>Whil&s;t he the Prophets Sons &s;o far may find</L>
<L>Beyond the u&s;ual &s;tamp of Humane kind.</L>
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<L>More madly <HI>Rome</HI> grants to the Sacred Life</L>
<L>Dozens of Whores, but not one &s;ingle Wife:</L>
<L>Since from the holy Matrimonial Flame</L>
<L>Of Prie&s;ts, &s;o great, &s;o brave an Army came.</L>
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<L>All here look pure like Truth, like Vertue fair,</L>
<L>And all breath &s;omething more than common Air.</L>
<L>Envy look round, and when thy Blood-&s;hot Eye</L>
<L>Can find no Spot, Envy look round and dye.</L>
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<L>But as for you, let Plenty plea&s;ure bring,</L>
<L>And Veil you &s;afe beneath her gentle Wing,</L>
<L>'Till from long happy Ages you remove,</L>
<L>And all your bright Forefathers meet above.</L>
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<P><HI>LONDON,</HI> Printed by <HI>J. A.</HI> for <HI>John Dunton</HI> at the Black Raven in the <HI>Poultrey.</HI> 1682.</P>
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