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1 Adieu to the Pleasures and Follies of Love Adieu to the Pleasures and Follies of Love Adieu to the Pleasures and Follies of Love ADieu to the hopes of the Whigs of the State, / The long-wish'd-for News is arrived, tho' late; Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 1 Good News in Bad Times; / OR, / Absaloms Return to David's Bosome. Good News in Bad Times; OR, Absaloms Return to David’s Bosome. Good News in Bad Times; OR, Absalom's Return to David's Bosom. ?-? P. Brooksby

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ADieu to the hopes of the Whigs of the State, The long-wish'd-for News is arrived, tho' late; Reflections of Conscience did Monmouth convince, How much he had wrong'd his dear Father, and Prince; So hanious a Crime there's none durst befriend, But only the Monarch which he did offend; Great YORK interceeds for him, And Nature Pleads for him, to Kiss the Hand of his Monarch again. II. So humble a Submission, so pensive a Face, So glorious an Advocate needs must find grace; The God-like great Brothers did Monmouth restore, The height of whose Crime shew'd their mercy the more: As before in the Court all together they shin'd, In the Presence again they will strike envy blind; For York has retrieved him, The King received him, Monarchs have mercy, and Nature is kind. III. The Peace you have made so successful will prove, No Seperatist dares to add Gall to your Dove; Be deaf to those Crocodiles if they do Whine, They love not your Father, nor none of his Line: A Presbyter-Priest when his Zeal does provoke, Is a heap of Combustables in a long Cloak: Who e're Burn'd the City down, Now 'tis a pritty Town, Now 'tis But they once made the three Nations to Smoak. IV. Away to the Court and Survey e'ry Room, Your presence will bring there a richer Perfume: Each Picture will bow there, and smile in your face, And those that detracted will pray for your Grace; Then keep in the Court, and your favour renew With Caesar, and those that have lov'd you so true:
And let the Rabble know, You'l have no more to do With such a Factious Illitterate Crew. V. The Faction who carrys Religion in's face, Will make no more Treats, nor drink healths to your Grace; For since you'r returned to Great Caesars Breast, They swear you'r a Papist as well as the rest; And now they remember their Machine of State Was afraid that your Father and you were too great: And nothing troubles them, But that you Bubbled them, Of all their hopes, and of many a Treat. VI. Keep close to your Gracious forgiving Great King, And everyday some new Offering bring; Discover Great-Brittains Intestine Foes, And those that the Church and her Interest oppose; By this you'l deserve the great favour obtain'd, And wipe off that Blemish with which you were stain'd And like a Glorious Star, Of our bright Hemisphere, One of her Patrons forever proclaim'd. VII. Then bless the good Duke, and your Father renown, But hate those that put you in thoughts of a Crown; Live under its beams, for the shelter is good, But think not to injure the old Royal Blood: Who Heaven has adopted for a Crowned Head, Must wait for the hour of the Field or the Bed; And there in Honours fight, Take naught but what is right, Wronging Succession is wronging the dead.
FINIS. Printed for P. Brooksby, near the Hospital-gate, in West-Smithfield.