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Now pious T—nd 101 once again
Renews the league with Musslemen.
And good Morocco has agreed
Of late to guarantee the Creed.
Allies at least as full of Grace
As our dear Friend the Regent was.
Deny Ye Jacobites that dare,
That our’s will be a Holy War,
Since all the World may plainly see
A zealous Hate of Popery.
Rather than let That ill be born
We’ll bring the Mufti into thorn,
And a new Faith’s Defender get
of Mustapha or Mahomet.
On Bishop Atterbury’s Birthday 102
[1] What Morn with more auspicious Ray
Or lovelier Dawning ever shin’d?
Be blest the memorable Day
Which gave Thee, Father, to Mankind!
In each hard Trial fully shewn
Great, good, and just, as Clarendon!
[2] Tempests and Storms in vain attack;
In vain Thy Foes their Arts employ;
Nought Thy well-grounded Faith can shake,
101Charles Townshend (1674–1738); Secretary of State, 1721–30.
102Samuel Wesley Jr., ms; cf. Poems (1862), 431–33 (slightly revised version). John Wesley published the
version here in Arminian Magazine 1 (1778): 282–83.
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