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British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads
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A CARROUSE
TO THE
Emperor, the Royal Pole,
And the much-wong'd DUKE of LORRAIN.
To a new Tune, at the PLAY-HOUSE.

HArk! I hear the Cannons rore,
Ecchoing from the German shore,
And the joyful news comes o're,
that the Turks are all confounded;
Lorrain comes, they run, they run,
Charge with the Horse through the grand Half-Moon,
And give quarter unto none,
since Starenberg is wounded.

Close your Ranks, and each brave soul,
Fill a lusty flowing Bowl,
A grand carrouse to the Royal Pole,
the Empires brave defender;
Let no man leave his post by stelth,
Plunder the barbarous Visiers wealth,
We'l drink a Helmet full, the health
of second Alexander.

Fill the Helmet once again,
To the Emperors happy reign,
And the much-wrong'd Duke Lorrain,
but when they've beat the Turks home,
Not a Soul the field would leave,
Till they do again retrieve,
What the Monsieur does detrieve;
and fix him in his Dukedom,

Then will be the Scheme of War,
When such drinking Crowns prepare,
Those that love the Monsieurs fear,
their courage will be shrinking,
Loyal hearts inspir'd with hock,
Who can form a better Rock,
The French will never stand the shock,
for all their Clarret drinking.

Mahomet was a sencless Dog,
A Coffe-drinking drousie rogue,
The use of the Grape so much in vogue,
to deny to those adore him:
Had he allow'd the Fruits of the Vine,
And gave them leave to carrouse in Wine
They had freely past the Rhine,
and conquer'd all before them.

Coffee Rallys no retreat,
Wine can only do the feat,
Had their force been twice as great,
A and all of Janazaries;
Tho' he drank the Danube dry,
And all their profit could supply,
By his interest from the Sky,
brisk Langoon ne'r miscarry'd.

Infidels are now o'recome,
The Most Christian Turk at home,
Watch'd the fate of Christendom,
but all his hopes are hollow,
Since the Poles have led the dance,
If Englands Monarch will advance,
And if he'l send a Fleet to Fra---
he's a Whigg that will not follow.


FINIS.
Printed for P. Brooksby in Pye-Corner.

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