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'Tis Virtue me makes a Monarch * | | 


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Who can each Paſfion tame, 


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Such all 4s. mighty 8 land. 
To Princes yet unborn ; 


To Honour prompt each di frant Land, 
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My ſovereign Liege, two Wan ſtand, . 
And both beſeech the King's Command | vj 
To enter here; diffoly'd in Tears 17 
The one a new-born Infant bears ; BEN og 
The other, fierce, and threat ning loud, | 
Declares her Story to the Crowd, 
And thus ſhe clamours to the Throng, 


« Seek we the King, he ſhall redreſs our roms.” 


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Admit them ſtraight, for when we mount a Throne, 
Our Hours are all the People's, not our own. 
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Wiſe, great and god, 
Above thy Years endu d, 
How bright each Grace does ſhine, 
Thus bleſs'd with what's Divine. 


Firm as 4 Rock thy Strength ſball fand, 
Thy W ave « ever 2 b Land. 


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Thou Son of David, hear a Mother's Grief; 
And let the Voice of Juſtice bring Relief. 
This little Babe my Womb conceiv d, 


The ſmiling Infant I with Joy receiv d. 

That Woman alſo bore a Son, 
Whoſe vital Thread was quickly pus: 
One Houſe we both heck 


er kept, 


But once, unhappy ! as I ſlept, 
She ſtole at Midnight where I lay, 


| Bore my ſoft Darling "Horn my Arms away, 
And left her Child behind, a Lump 


And now, Oh impious | — to claim 
Mͤy Right 4 a Mace $ Name. 


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2 Harlot, 


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To thy Throne, O King, I bend, 
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Falſe is all her melting Tall. 
Juſtice holds the lifted Scale. 


"Plea a Mother's Cauſe. 
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. Then be juſt, and fear the Laws. | 


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I cannot varniſh o'er my Tongue, 
And colour fair the Face of Wrong: 
This Babe is mine, the Womb of Earth 
Intomb' d, conceals her little Birth: 
Give me my Child, my ſmiling Boy, 
To chear my Breaſt with new- born Joy. 


SO LOMO 


1 me, ye Women, and the King BOD 
Who from his Throne thus reads the juſt Award : 
Each claims alike, let both their — ſhare, 
Divide the Babe, thus each her Part hall bear. 


Quick, bring the F aulchion, and the Infant ſmite; 
Nor further clamour for difputed Right, 


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2 Harlot. Thy Sentence, great King, : 
Ts prudent — wiſe, 
And my Hopes on the Wing, 5 
Nuick bound for the Prias : 
Contented I hear, 
And approve the Decree ; 
For at leaft TI ſhall tear © 
The lov'd Infant from thee. 


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Withhold, withhold the executing Hand; 
Reverſe, O King, thy ſtern Command. 


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With the Fo relentleſs & wor , 
Can I ſee him yield his Breath, 
Smiling at the Hand of Death, 
And behold the purple Tides 
Guſhing dows br; tender Sides 9 
Rather be my Hopes beguil'd, 
Take him all — — But Bs my Child. ' 8 


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Iſrael, attend to what 4 King ſhall 7 : 
Think not I meant the Innocent to ſlay. 
The ftern Deciſion was to trace with Art, 
The ſecret Dictates of the human Heart, 
She who could bear the fierce Decree to hear, 
Nor ſend one Sigh, nor ſhed- one pious Tear, 
Muſt be a Stranger to a Mother's Name: 
Hence from my Sight, nor urge a further Claim: „ 
But you whoſe Fears a Parent's Love atteſt, 
Receive, and bind Him to your beating Breaſt; 
To you, in Juſtice, I the Babe reſtore, * 
And may you loſe him from your Arms no more. 


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Solomon. The” Lord. all theſe Bleſſings has giv'n; 


1, Harlot. My Gratitude calls fireaming Tears from my Eyes, 
Sofbmon. Thy Thanks be his. og d all to Heav n. 


"Thi God hat Phoprds, ad will ift from the Duſt 
WW hom to cruſh proud Ofppreſſors endeavour ; 
x Harlot. How happy are thoſe who in God put their Truſt ! 


Solomon. For his Mercy endureth for ever. 


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Qu rk N. e Sheba. 


ROM Arabia's ſpicy theme, 
Bounded by the hoary Main, 
Sele s Queen theſe. Seats explores, 
To be taught ps heav nly Strain. 


AIR. 


75 view the N. cd of thy, Throne, © 
She comes to all the World made known ; 


Where every thing that clears the $i gbr, 
Or ſoorhs the Ear gives due Delight... 


S. O LOMO. 


Thrice welcome Queen, with open Arms; 
+ * Our Court receives thee, and thy Charms; 
The Temple of the Lord firſt meets your Eyes, 
Rich with * well- accepted Sacrifice. 
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WMW Where Cedars lie, o erwrought with Gag: 3 
Next view a Manſion fit for Kings to own, 
„I he Foreſt call'd of tow'ring Lebanon; 
Where Art her utmoſt Skill diſplays, 
And ev'ry 5 claims you Praiſe. — 
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Qu E EN of Sheba, 


Ev ry 2 theſe Eyes behold, 
Doet a different Charm unfold ; 


Flaſhing Gems, and ſc cx, tur d Gold, 
Still attract n ravifh'd Sight : 


But to hear fair Truth diſtilling, 

In Expreſſions choice and thrill _ 

From that Tongue, ſo ſoft and Bling, 
That my Soul does moff delight Abe. 


| SOLOMON. 


Sweep, ſweep the String, to ſootk the royal Fair, 
And rouſe each Paſſion with th alternate Air. 


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M el, / ſpread thy Voice an, 
Sweetly fow the lulling Sound. 


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Rouſe us next to martial Deeds; 4 
| Clanking Arms, and neighing Sterds, '” © Pn. 
Seem in Fury to oppoſe — 
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Then at once from Rage remove; 
Draw the Tear from hopeleſs Love; 
Lengthen out the ſolemn Air, 

Full of Death and wild Deſpair. 


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Draw the Tear, &c. | | 


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Sad ſolemm Soumd, 0, ib my B Broah, 
Mourn my loſi Love, — 4 
Then filent prove, We ſb; 


Grieve bike my Soul, and be at . 
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Next the tortur'd Soul releaſe, oy 
And the Mind reſtore to Peace, 


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Ev'ry Shepherd fings the Maid, 


Who bs 22 Heart betraff'd, * W WN. 
In a ruſtic unt . wii NN eee 


While of Torment he complatne, 5 
Al around the Village Swams - 
Catch the Song and feel his Pains, | 
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Love, from ſuch a — rung,; . 

In ſpite of adverſe Fate is ſtrong 7 a 

In Site of Time is ever young. * 
But how weak and brittle prove, 
The Ties of mercenary Love. 


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S t to come ſhall bail theſe happy Days, 

That brought you here, thou faireſt of the Fair. 
Let choice Delights our Moments now e 
Sacred * Fs to Harmony and Joy. 


AIR. 


Haſte to the Cedar yy 
Where e fragrant OPiCes Bloom, 

And am rous Turtles love, 
Beneath the pleaſing Gloom. 


. hile tinkling down the Hill, 
4. . Avoiding Pareful Day; 
| De little murm ring Rill, 


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wk N with Glare of of Gems and "Gold, 
+ Divvinely bright ; my won He, 
Sees not % Nat beneath the . 
The Stars themſelves cannot afford, © 
A. nobler Manfion for Head nd Lord, +» 
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| The Pro iſes of th neat King? ; 


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May your Mames rfeund 4 in St tory 5. 
In Timss lateſt. Annals ſeen, 


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Thrice happy King, to have icky d 
What ſcarce will henceforth be believ d: 
When ſeven times around the Sphere, 

W he Sun had led the new-born Year, 


The Temple roſe to mark thy hy Na 
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But Heav'n the Monarch's Hopes cod, e 


For ah ! his Hands were ſtain d with Blod. 


AIR. 


Golden C — fair and bright, 
Catch the Mortals raviſh'd Sight ; : 
Round their Sides ambitious, twine 
Tenarils o Y the claſping Vine : 

+ Cherubi ſand there diſplay d, 
"O'er the Ark their Wings are laid 


Ev ry Object. fwells with State; 
Als is — all is great. 


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1 Chorus. Praiſe the Lord with H. arp "ard Tongue; ; 


Praiſe him all ye Old and Young ; ; 
He's in Mercy « ever Prong. 


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Praiſe him early, praiſe bim late; 
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Fair Plenty does her Treaſures raiſe, 


And o'er the fruitful Plains her countleſs Gifts diſplays. 


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Salute the pa affing Cale, : „ 
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Illuſtrious Solomon, farewel: 8 


Thy wiſe eme be my future Care, 


Saft as the Show'rs that * the vernal Air; 


Whoſe Warmth bids ev ry Plant her Sweets HY 
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All the Splendor ſhe has ſeen, 412 

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Sol omon. Sarto be a Stranger here.. 
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