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When a THIRD GEORGE, our Parent King was

born!

Born for each virtue, piety wou'd preach,

Or practice prove, or good example teach;
Born for his people, dearly honor'd yet
With their best love and most sincere regret.
Oh! may
it's source admit of quick relief,
And prove, tho' poignant, not a cureless grief;
A grief 'tis our's submissively to feel,

And bless the hand which only wounds to heal!

Of Spain dissatisfied once more we tell,

On England's triumphs too the Muse might dwell,

And sing how VERNON* fought, and PORTO
BELLO fell;

And more of gallant deeds wou'd she presume
To tell, but that she's rather pinch'd for room.
One stately dome for civic pomp and joy,
And one to shield the orphan girl or boy,
Who, early doom'd adversity to know,

Finds shelter for "the houseless child of woe;"

Admiral Vernon took Porto Bello with only six ships of the line. Admiral Haddock also took a Spanish Register ship, worth £120,000.

Majestic

Majestic rise, and rising add new fame

To London's beauty and each founder's name."

Now frost-bound Thames "a curious scene discloses,

On it they roast an ox, and toast their noses.

To Germany was Princess MARY carried, 1740. By FREDERICK, of Hesse:

But, reader, you may guess

The lady didn't go 'till she was married.

Now war lights up a flame again,

'Twixt England, Holland, France, and Spain ; Our enemies in angry mood averr'd,

England should be invaded;

England declared she wou'dn't;

And, as I've heard,

She kept her word,

As for her foes, 'twas more than they did,

Because they cou'dn't!

1741.

Yet was the war in Parliament much blamed,
And civil discord furiously flamed

Micajah Perry, Esq. the then Lord Mayor, laid the first stone of the Mansion House; and the Charter for instituting the Foundling Hospital was obtained by Captain Coram. Westminster and Blackfriars Bridges were also built in this reign.

Now

With ministerial rage, and no less hate
From opposition in each stern debate.*
About this period PRUSSIA'S KING began
To prove the hero blended with the man;
The mimic hero, GARRICK, now came forth,

And crowds applauding stamp'd his genuine

worth.

1742.

WALPOLE, whose pow'r and interest declines,

Yields to opposing voices and resigns;
WALPOLE, who not in politics o'er nice,
Declared that " Ev'ry patriot had his price;"
Exalted to the Peerage, makes his bow,
Nor heeds the clamour left behind, (which now

* Sir Robert Walpole made a very remarkable speech in one of these debates, part of which ran thus Gentlemen have talked a great deal of patriotism; a venerable word, sir, when duly prac tised. But I am sorry, sir, to say, that of late it has been so much hackneyed about, that it is in danger of falling into disgrace. The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot! sir! why patriots spring up like mushroons! I could raise fifty of them within the four-and-twenty hours. I have raised many of them, sir, in one night, it is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot. I have never been afraid of making patriots, sir, but I disdain and despise all they can do!"

+ He was, on his resignation, created Earl of Orford,

Calls

Calls for impeachment,) but with placid smile,

Regards each threat of PULT'NEY and ARGYLE.*

Our British boys, led on by gallant STAIR,
To scenes of Continental war repair;
CART'RET at home assumes the reins of pow'r,
Not ill sustain'd by BATHURST and by GOWER.
But changes still distract the nation,

Which loudly calls for new administration;

And set afloat, as it should seem,

1743.

What was yclep'd a grand BROAD-BOTTOM'D scheme;

ORFORD's impeachment, long expected,
Again proposed, is once again rejected.
The King concludes the sessions 'ere he goes

1743.

To take the field in person 'gainst his foes;
At DETTINGTON, with WILLIAM by his side,
The British Monarch turns the battle's tide ;†

* The Duke of Argyle was particularly hostile to the late Minister, and, on Mr. Pulteney's advising moderation, threw up all his employments, while the people exclaimed the nation was betrayed by screening the Earl of Orford.

The King and the Duke of Cumberland fought with the greatest bravery in posts of most imminent danger,-the latter received a wound in the leg.

Compels

Compels the Gallic chief to sound retreat,* While France laments her chosen son's defeat: And GEORGE, in council sage as brave in field, Sees Princes to his able guidance yield.

1744.

Threaten'd invasion her red standard rears,
And ROQUEFEUILLES navy on the wave appears;
Him NORRIS baffled, many blame the knight,
Who did not capture those he put to flight.†
MATTHEWS and LESTOCK with Old ROWLEY
join'd,

Attack the French and Spanish fleets combined;
Hard was the contest, till receding day

Fled, with our batter'd enemies, away.

There HAWKE fought bravely, gallant CORNWALL fell,

And more was done than we have space to tell.

* Marshal Noailles likewise behaved well, but at length sounded a retreat, after loosing 6000 men and many officers;-the loss of the allies was 2,500 and 2 officers.

+ Sir John Norris, whose superior force drove back the invading fleet, on board of which was the Pretender's son, was charged with want of spirit in not effecting more.

On the 11th of February the combined French and Spanish Fleets resolved to fight their way from Toulon, where they were blocked up by Admiral Mathews. Our fleet was vastly inferior as to number, and the enemy escaped under cover of the night, with the

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