The glorious and living cinque-ports of our fortunate island thrice happy in the persons of His Sacred Majestie, the illustrious and puissant Prince, His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke, the two victorious and loyall generals, their united excellencies, Prince Rupert, and George Duke of Albermarle : the heroick and daring captaines in this signall victory : to whom the author humbly presents this following epinikeon / Edm. Gayton.
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- The glorious and living cinque-ports of our fortunate island thrice happy in the persons of His Sacred Majestie, the illustrious and puissant Prince, His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke, the two victorious and loyall generals, their united excellencies, Prince Rupert, and George Duke of Albermarle : the heroick and daring captaines in this signall victory : to whom the author humbly presents this following epinikeon / Edm. Gayton.
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- Gayton, Edmund, 1608-1666.
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- Oxon :: Printed by H.H.,
- 1666.
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- James -- II, -- King of England, 1633-1701 -- Poetry.
- Rupert, -- Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682 -- Poetry.
- Albemarle, George Monck, -- Duke of, 1608-1670 -- Poetry.
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"The glorious and living cinque-ports of our fortunate island thrice happy in the persons of His Sacred Majestie, the illustrious and puissant Prince, His Royall Highnesse James Duke of Yorke, the two victorious and loyall generals, their united excellencies, Prince Rupert, and George Duke of Albermarle : the heroick and daring captaines in this signall victory : to whom the author humbly presents this following epinikeon / Edm. Gayton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42533.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2025.
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[illustration] To the KING'S most Excellent Majesty.
[illustration]
STill in the Royall Oake? let it
still be,
And let her Arms extend to th' breadth
o'th' Sea,
Dare Froggs (vermine Antimonarchicall)
Croke Pannick Thunder, or tosse Mimmick ball
Against the Tree that's sacred unto Iove?
Which do's fear Him, not Thunder from above
Nor yours below, fatt Cyclops, slaves to fire,
Aetna, and scorch'd Vesuvius be your hire,
Deluded Wigeons, mere decoys, no more
Your fausen proud* 1.1 Achitophell, adore
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That water Oracle; Otters lift up
Your ugly snouts before your farewell Cupp:
Here is Flap-Dragon sent you from the Main,
And Brandy spouted from the Soveraign.
Insulting Froggs stand off, for the Huge Thing
You took to be a logg, it proves a King:
Amands you from her presence, which does send
You quick, unto Proserpina's grimm Friend.
But hush, not one word more, no farther on,
Be mute and hear the Canto of Sr Iohn:
Be dumb you tinckling Rhimes, poor petite things
When such a Poet writes, and the King sings.
Notes
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* 1.1
D' Wit