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ASTRÆA REDUX.
The Naseby, now no longer Englands shame,
But better to be lost in Charles his name,
(Like some unequal Bride in nobler sheets)
Receives her Lord: the joyful London meets
The princely York, himself alone a freight;
The Swift-sure groans beneath great Glouc'sters weight.
Secure as when the Halcyon breeds, with these,
He that was born to drown might cross the Seas.
Heav'n could not own a Providence, and take
The Wealth three Nations ventur'd at a stake.
The same indulgence Charles his voyage bless'd,
Which in his right had Miracles confess'd.
The Winds that never Moderation knew,
Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew;
Or out of breath with joy could not enlarge
Their straightned Lungs, or conscious of their Charge.
The British Amphitryte smooth and clear,
In richer Azure never did appear;
Proud her returning Prince to entertain
With the submitted Fasces of the Main.
But better to be lost in Charles his name,
(Like some unequal Bride in nobler sheets)
Receives her Lord: the joyful London meets
The princely York, himself alone a freight;
The Swift-sure groans beneath great Glouc'sters weight.
Secure as when the Halcyon breeds, with these,
He that was born to drown might cross the Seas.
Heav'n could not own a Providence, and take
The Wealth three Nations ventur'd at a stake.
The same indulgence Charles his voyage bless'd,
Which in his right had Miracles confess'd.
The Winds that never Moderation knew,
Afraid to blow too much, too faintly blew;
Or out of breath with joy could not enlarge
Their straightned Lungs, or conscious of their Charge.
The British Amphitryte smooth and clear,
In richer Azure never did appear;
Proud her returning Prince to entertain
With the submitted Fasces of the Main.
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