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 Your valiant Ancestor that bravely fought,       } And from the Foe, the Royal Standard got,        } Which nobly now Adorns, your houshould Coat:     } Denotes the Ancient Grandeur of you Race, As present Worth, fits you for present Grace. The Soveraign must Esteem, what all admire,     } Bromley shall rise, and Bagington aspire. } Fate oft contrives Magnificence by Fire. }

To his Grace the Duke of Bedford.

VERSES Congratulatory, on the Birth of his Son the Marquess of.

IN sweet Retirement, freed from anxious Care, From Court Delusions and the noisy War; From business that disturb the tranquil State, And palls the best Contentment of the Great: From Town Disorders, and infectious Wine, From Libertines who live by base Design; Wisely your Grace, and worthy of best Praise, Has chose to Consecrate your happy Days: Oh lucky change, a Blessing only due, By Heavens peculiar bounty, to a Few. Here in Ambrosial Bowers you entertain, With varied Joys, the Body, and the Brain; Sweet Contemplation gains the foremost place Whilst Books Instructively do Science raise: Sports too, for Relaxation of the Mind, The Seasons fit, are proper in their kind; Nor is the Blessing only on your part, But shar'd by her, that wholly shares your Heart: Your vertuous Consort of Elizium Dreams, Here, Pregnant with Conubial love, she Teems; And, that Concording Comfort may not fail, T'inlarge your noble Race, brings forth a Male: