The Royal Entry of King Charles I into Edinburgh (The Entertainment at Edinburgh) · chunk 2 of 6
Drummond, William / Adamson, John / Crawford, Thomas · published 1633 · first performed or written 1633 [Jun 15] (Annals) entertainment; royal entertainment or entry · before the Court unassigned nearest T14 Royal love, favour and dynastic relation · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T14: prince, princess, love, king, lord, queen, madam, grace, lady, life.
Hail Princes Phoenix, Monarch of all hearts, Sovereign of love and justice, who imparts More than thou canst receive; to thee this Crown Is due by birth; but more, it is thine own By just desert; and ere another brow Than thine should reach the same, my flood should flow With hot vermilion gore, and every Plain Level the hills with Carcases of slain, This I'll become a red Sea: Now how sweet Is it to me, when love and Laws thus meet To gird thy Temples with this Diadem, My nurselings sacred fear, and dearest Gem. No Roman, Saxon, Pict by sad alarms Could this acquire and keep; the heavens in arms From us repelld all perils, nor by wars Ought here was won but gaping wounds and scars, Our Lions Clymaterick now is past, And crowned with Bays, he rampant's free at last. here are no Serean fleeces, Peru gold, Aurora's gems, nor wares by Tyrians sold; Towns swell not here with Babylonian walls, Nor Nero's sky-resembling gold-seeled halls, Nor Memphis spires, nor Quinzayes arched frames, Captiving Seas, and giving Lands their names: Faith (milk-white Faith) of old beloved so well, Yet in this corner of the World doth dwell With her pure Sisters, Truth, Simplicity; here banished Honour bears them company, A Mars-adorning brood is here, their wealth Sound minds and bodies, and of as sound a health: Walls here are men, who fence their Cities more Than Neptune when he doth in mountains roar, Doth guard this Isle, or all those Forts and Towers Amphion's Harp raised about Thebes bowers, Heaven's arch is of their roof, the pleasant shed Of Oak and Plaine oft serves them for a bed. To suffer want, soft pleasure to despise, Run over panting Mountains crowned with Ice, Rivers o'ercome, the wastest Lakes appall (Being to themselves, Oars, Steerers, ship and all) As their renown; a brave all-daring race Courageous, prudent, doth this Climate grace: Yet the firm Base on which their glory stands, In peace true hearts, in wars is valiant hands, Which here (great King) they offer up to thee, Thy worth respecting as thy pedigree: Though much it be to come of Princely stem, More is it to deserve a Diadem. Vouchsafe blessed people, ravished here with me, To think my thoughts, and see what I do see, A Prince all gracious, affable, divine, Meek, wise, just, valiant, whose radiant shine Of virtues (like the Stars about the Pole Guilding the night) enlighteneth every soul Your Sceptre sways, a Prince borne in this age To guard the innocents from Tyrant's rage, To make Peace prosper, justice to reflowre, In desert hamlet as in Lordly bower; A Prince, that though of none he stand in awe, Yet first subjects himself to his own law, Who joys in good, and still as right directs His greatness measures by his good effects, His People's pedestal, who rising high
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Haile Princes Phoenix, Monarch of all hearts, Soveraigne of love and justice, who imparts More then thou canst receive; to thee this Crowne Is due by birth; but more, it is thine owne By just desert; and ere another brow Then thine should reach the same, my flood should flow With hot vermilian gore, and every Plaine Levell the hills with Carcases of slaine, This Ile become a red Sea: Now how sweet Is it to me, when love and Lawes thus meet To girt thy Temples with this Diadem, My nurselings sacred feare, and dearest Gemme. No Roman, Saxon, Pict by sad alarmes Could this acquire and keepe; the heavens in armes From us repelld all perills, nor by warres Ought here was wonne but gaping wounds and scarres, Our Lions Clymaterick now is past, And crown'd with Bayes, he rampant's free at last. Heere are no Serean fleeces, Peru gold, Auroras gemmes, nor wares by Tyrians sold; Townes swell not here with Babilonian walles, Nor Nero's sky-resembling gold-seel'd halles, Nor Memphis spires, nor Quinzayes arched frames, Captiving Seas, and giving Lands their names: Faith (milke-white Faith) of old belov'd so well, Yet in this corner of the World doth dwell With her pure Sisters, Truth, Simplicitie; Heere banish'd Honour beares them company, A Mars-adorning brood is heere, their wealth Sound mindes and bodies, and of as sound a health: Walles heere are men, who fence their Cities more Then Neptune when he doth in mountaines roare, Doth guard this Isle, or all those Forts and Towres Amphions Harpe rais'd about Thebes bowres, Heavens arch is of their roofe, the pleasant shed Of Oake and Plaine oft serves them for a bed. To suffer want, soft pleasure to despise, Runne over panting Mountaines crown'd with Ice, Rivers orecome, the wastest Lakes appall (Being to themselves, Oares, Steerers, ship and all) As their renowne; a brave all-daring race Couragious, prudent, doth this Climate grace: Yet the firme Base on which their glory stands, In peace true hearts, in warres is valiant hands, Which here (great King) they offer up to thee, Thy worth respecting as thy pedegree: Though much it be to come of Princely stemme, More is it to deserve a Diadem. Vouchsafe blest people, ravisht here with me, To thinke my thoughts, and see what I doe see, A Prince all gracious, affable, divine, Meeke, wise, just, valiant, whose radiant shine Of vertues (like the Starres about the Pole Guilding the night) enlightneth every soule Your Scepter swayes, a Prince borne in this age To guard the innocents from Tyrants rage, To make Peace prosper, Iustice to reflowre, In desert hamlet as in Lordly bowre; A Prince, that though of none he stand in awe, Yet first subjects himselfe to his owne law, Who joyes in good, and still as right directs His greatnesse measures by his good effects, His Peoples pedestall, who rising high