Engraven on a COLUMN In the Church of HALSTEAD in ESSEX, The Spire of which, burnt down by Lightning, was rebuilt at the Expenfe of Mr. SAMUEL FISKE, 1717. IEW not this Spire by Meafure giv'n To Buildings rais'd by common Hands: That Fabric rifes high as Heav'n, Whose Basis on Devotion ftands. While yet We draw this vital Breath, We can our FAITH and HOPE declare: But CHARITY beyond our Death, Beft be He call'd among good Men, Who to his GOD this Column rais'd: Tho' Lightning strike the Dome again; The Man, who built it, fhall be prais'd. Yet Spires and Towers in Duft fhall lye, And FAITH, and HOPE themselves fhall dye; Written in MONTAIGNE'S Fffays, Given to the Duke of SHREWSBURY in FRANCE, after the Peace, 17.13. DICTATE, O mighty Judge, what Thou haft feen Of Cities, and of Courts, of Books, and Men; And deign to let Thy Servant hold the Pen. Thto' Ages thus I may prefume to livestre And from the Tranfcript of Thy Profe receive, What my own fhort-liv'd Verfe can never give. Thus fhall fair BRITAIN with a gracious Smile Nor longer hence the GALLIC Style preferr'd, Wisdom in ENGLISH Idiom fhall be heard; While TALBOT tells the World, where MONTAIGNE err'd. An EPISTLE, Defiring the QUEEN'S Picture. Written at PARIS 1714. But left unfinish'd, by the fudden News of Her MAJESTY's Death. THE Train of Equipage and Pomp of State, The fhining Side-board, and the burnifh'd Plate Let other Minifters, Great ANNE, require; And partial fall Thy Gift to their Defire. To the fair Portrait of my Sov'reign Dame, To That alone, eternal be my Claim... h My bright Defender, and my dread Delight, If all the Pains that for Thy BRITAIN'S Sake Will Thy indulgent Hand, fair Saint, allow Thus Great, thus Gracious look'd BRITANNIA's Queen; The mighty Emprefs gave Her high Command, Thee, Gracious ANNE, Thee prefent I adore, In Words fiblimer, and a nobler Strain, May future Bards the mighty Theme rehearse. Here, STATOR JOVE, and PHOEBUS King of Verfe, * * * * L.cheron in B.Baron fou. 1 ་ |