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FOR THE NEW YEAR 1731, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Once more the ever-circling sun
Last Line: Hail, etc.
Subject(s): Caroline Of Brunswick, Queen Of England; Courts & Courtiers; George I, King Of England (1660-1727); Great Britain - Rulers; Happiness; Holidays; Marriage; New Year; Peace; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens; Joy; Delight; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


Recitativo
Once more the ever-circling sun
Thro' the celestial signs has run,
Again old Time inverts his glass,
And bids the annual seasons pass:
The youthful spring shall call for birth,
And glad with op'ning flow'rs the earth:
Fair summer load with sheaves the field,
And golden fruit shall autumn yield:
Each to the winter's want their store shall bring,
'Till warmer genial suns recall the spring.

Air
Ye grateful Britons bless the year,
That kindly yields increase,
While plenty that might feed a war,
Enjoys the guard of peace,
Your plenty to the skies you owe,
Peace is your monarch's care,
Thus bounteous Jove and George below
Divided empire share.

Recitativo
Britannia pleas'd, looks round her realms to see
Your various causes of felicity!
(To glorious war, a glorious peace succeeds;
For most we triumph when the farmer feeds)
Then truly are we great when truth supplies
Our blood, our treasures drain'd by victories.
Turn, happy Britons, to the throne your eyes,
And in the royal offspring see
How amply bounteous Providence supplies
The source of your felicity.

Air
Behold in ev'ry face imperial graces shine
All native to the race of George and Caroline
In each young hero we admire
The blooming virtues of his sire;
In each maturing fair we find
Maternal charms of softer kind.

Recitativo
In vain thro' ages past has Phoebus roll'd
Ere such a sight blest Albion could behold.
Thrice happy mortals, if your state you knew,
Where can the globe so blest a nation shew?
All that of you indulgent Heav'n requires,
Is loyal hearts, to reach your own desires.
Let faction then her self-born views lay down,
And hearts united, thus address the throne.

Air
Hail! royal Caesar, hail!
Like this may ev'ry annual sun
Add brighter glories to thy crown,
'Till suns themselves shall fail.

Recitativo
May Heav'n thy peaceful reign prolong,
Nor let to thy great empire's wrong,
Foreign or native foes prevail.
Hail, etc.





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