The Year of Wonders.
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191.
Nor long the Belgians could that Fleet sustain,
Which did two Gen'rals fates, and Cæsar's bear:
Each several Ship a Victory did gain,
As Rupert or as Albemarle were there.
Nor long the Belgians could that Fleet sustain,
Which did two Gen'rals fates, and Cæsar's bear:
Each several Ship a Victory did gain,
As Rupert or as Albemarle were there.
192.
Their batter'd Admiral too soon withdrew,
Unthank'd by ours for his unfinish'd Fight;
But he the Minds of his Dutch Masters knew,
Who call'd that providence which we call'd flight.
Their batter'd Admiral too soon withdrew,
Unthank'd by ours for his unfinish'd Fight;
But he the Minds of his Dutch Masters knew,
Who call'd that providence which we call'd flight.
193.
Never did Men more joyfully obey,
Or sooner understood the sign to flie:
With such alacrity they bore away,
As if to praise them All the States stood by.
Never did Men more joyfully obey,
Or sooner understood the sign to flie:
With such alacrity they bore away,
As if to praise them All the States stood by.
194.
O famous Leader of the Belgian Fleet,
Thy Monument inscrib'd such Praise shall wear,
As Varro, timely flying, once did meet,
Because he did not of his Rome despair.
O famous Leader of the Belgian Fleet,
Thy Monument inscrib'd such Praise shall wear,
As Varro, timely flying, once did meet,
Because he did not of his Rome despair.
195. Behold
