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At last on England's long contested Throne
[1]Canute the Fierce, sate undisturb'd alone;
Him, Emma charm'd, who Beautiful as Good,
Retriev'd the Glories of her Saxon Blood;
And call'd the Graces back which left the Land,
Whilst Fiends and Furies toss'd the flaming Brand.
Now Ladies practis'd each Cosmetic Lore,
As their great Gran-Dames did in Days of Yore;
Renew'd their Antient Snares to Ruin Man,
Roll'd the bewitching Eye, and play'd the Fan.
[1]Canute the Fierce, sate undisturb'd alone;
Him, Emma charm'd, who Beautiful as Good,
Retriev'd the Glories of her Saxon Blood;
And call'd the Graces back which left the Land,
Whilst Fiends and Furies toss'd the flaming Brand.
Now Ladies practis'd each Cosmetic Lore,
As their great Gran-Dames did in Days of Yore;
Renew'd their Antient Snares to Ruin Man,
Roll'd the bewitching Eye, and play'd the Fan.
So when some Hurricane has ceas'd to Rage,
And Seas and Winds no more their Battles wage;
And Seas and Winds no more their Battles wage;
- ↑ The first Danish King of England, who married Emma, Widow of King Ethelred.
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