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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>TO THE QUEEN, On her <HI>BIRTH-DAY.</HI></HEAD>
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<L>FArewel the Year that threatned &s;o</L>
<L>The faire&s;t Light the World can &s;hew;</L>
<L>Welcome the New, who's every day,</L>
<L>Re&s;toring what was &s;natch'd away</L>
<L>By pining &s;ickne&s;s from the Fair,</L>
<L>That matchle&s;s Beauty doth repair</L>
<L>So fa&s;t as the approching Spring,</L>
<L>Which does to flow'ry Meadows bring</L>
<L>What the rude Winter from them tore,</L>
<L>Shall give her all &s;he had before:</L>
<L>But we recover not &s;o fa&s;t</L>
<L>The &s;en&s;e of &s;uch a danger pa&s;t.</L>
<L>We that e&s;teem'd you &s;ent from Heav'n</L>
<L>A Patern to this I&s;land giv'n,</L>
<L>To &s;hew us what the Ble&s;t doe there,</L>
<L>And what Alive they practis'd here.</L>
<L>When that which we Immortal thought</L>
<L>We &s;aw &s;o near de&s;truction brought,</L>
<L>Felt all which you did there endure,</L>
<L>And trembled yet as not &s;ecure.</L>
<L>So though the Sun Victorious be,</L>
<L>And from a dark Eclip&s;e &s;et free,</L>
<L>Th'Influence which we fondly fear</L>
<L>Afflicts our thoughts the following year.</L>
<L>But that which may relieve our care</L>
<L>Is, that you have a Help &s;o near</L>
<L>For all the Evils, you can prove</L>
<L>The kindne&s;s of your Royal Love.</L>
<L>He that was never known to mourn</L>
<L>So many Kingdoms from him torn,</L>
<L>His tears re&s;erv'd for you more dear,</L>
<L>More priz'd then all tho&s;e Kingdoms were.</L>
<L>For when no Healing Art prevail'd,</L>
<L>When Cordials and Elixars fail'd,</L>
<L>On your pale Cheeks he drop'd the &s;hower,</L>
<L>Reviv'd you like a dying Flower.</L>
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<P><HI>IMPRIMATUR,</HI></P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>ROGER L'ESTRANGE.</SIGNED>
<DATELINE><DATE>Dec. 5. 1663.</DATE></DATELINE></CLOSER>
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