To the Author of a Poem on the Duke of Lorrain's Arrival at the British Court.

To the Author of a Poem on the Duke of Lorrain's Arrival at the British Court. Stephen Duck Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T90234 K073280.000 Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756. Poems on several occasions: By Stephen Duck. London printed for the author 1736 pp. 169-170. xl,334,[2]p. ; 4⁰.

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To the Author of a Poem on the Duke of Lorrain's Arrival at the British Court . IS DENHAM's nervous Muse reviv'd again , To hail the Regal Visit of LORRAIN ? Or is it POPE's harmonious Voice we hear , Or whose majestic Numbers charm our Ear ? What modest Youth fears to expose his Name , When ev'ry Line so justly merits Fame ? LORRAIN may learn to rule of Britain's KING ; But British Bards may learn of Thee to sing . Whoe'er thou art , these feeble Lays receive , Tho' I this Tribute with Reluctance give ; For , when my Eye thy pompous Verse surveys , I read with Wonder , but with Envy praise . SO , when Britannia's Senators contest , And jarring Feuds enrage the Patriot's Breast ; If some judicious Speech great WALPOLE makes , Opposing Parties praise him , while he speaks ; His Foes resign the long-disputed Cause ; And , spite of Malice , Envy gives Applause .