Fame's Genius. OR, A panegyric upon His Excellency the Lord General MONCK.  
At VINTNERS-HALL Thursday the 12th of April 1660.  
AMongst the rest, the Muses gave Consent  
That I, this worthless form might now present  
To the world's view: The Subject seems too high,  
To be comprised in an epitome,  
Confessed indeed: but I have strained my Quill,  
Died in the Sable wave to'ts utmost skill;  
And in Enchiridion, spread his Fame,  
Whose Merits floats, whilst others sink with shame:  
Not to unmantle Self-end subtlety?  
But the true portraiture of honesty  
(Monk 'tis I mean) at a far easier Rate,  
Then bloodshed: purchased freedom in our State,  
When as the Nation groaned, tortured with pain  
Of a Confusion, steeped within her Brain.  
What sad Distempers did she undergo?  
Lulled up, and down, by Heresy, tossed to and fro,  
By frantic Policy, Self-interest, and what Art  
Not to abate, but to augment her smart.  
Some empirics did pretend to give her ease,  
In this her giddy, languishing Disease:  
But through mistaken apprehension used  
Applied wrong Remedies, and were confused.  
Than others thought, to take the State in hand.  
Finding their purpose fail were at a stand.  
The rest of this wise Consultation  
Concluded ruin, for an application;  
Thus thrown from hand to hand, her Lethargy▪  
Was almost grown, to a disparity.  
A Lethargy indeed, censured to be  
By so long sleeping, in her misery:  
At last awaked, and when awaked she cried  
Liberty, smothered for want of Liberty but denied,  
Deemed as an unfit Salve; yet in fine proved  
To be the self same thing as it behoved.  
Then from the North That grand Adjutator came,  
Whose approbation gave him the best name:  
Within whose Breast contracted seem to be  
Valour with Wisdom, and honest Policy;  
These three united were the means, that wrought  
Our nation's Cure, which so long we sought.  

† Pax sine Bello.  Mars himself yielded, and not usually  
Restrained his Arms from wonted Cruelty,  
His angry Brow seemed vayld with Modesty  
When thus perceiving (MONCK) his Prudency,  
Now the Scene's altered the Oppressor's gone,  
Each Actor strive to quit his action;  
'twas but a Dream, when they played, aim at all,  
To sore too high, is but to have a fall,  
To themselves Sophisters, our discontent  
Recoils again: Heaven relief hath sent,  
Now the Black Cloud's withdrawn the bloody veil  
Is rent in sunder, by a Northern Gale:  
The Gloomy night is past, Awake, behold  
Aurora does her Majesty unfold.  
The ravenous lion dreading the sight of fire  
Couches: or usual does to his Den retire:  
So, when this Blazing Comet did appear,  
Our Prey-seekers, were possessed with fear,  
Affrighted with their own Conscience terrified  
With Its black dismal Aspect, slunk aside,  
Why may not exiled Justice transport make  
Now to Its mansion, and possession take  
Rise from Dispair, here is our hope arrived,  
Brave George's at hand, and bids us be revived.  
ENGLAND'S content, persist, thy work begun  
Gives more, than much ease, to the Nation,  
Proceed Great General, Honour is thine own,  
In doing what thou hast already done:  
But if thy Inclination points to more,  
As seldom Heroes rest, on such a score  
'twere not amiss, but meet to contrive  
Thy fainting Patient, a Restorative  
To what affection Bends, as commonly  
We find most Sovereign is sympathy,  
And as experience approves, the best thing  
Does best agree, called by the name of KING,  
C. SOUTHAICK.  Carmina quam scribunt fama perenniteat.  

LONDON, Printed for J. Jones, and are to be sold at the Royal Exchange in Cornhill, 1660.