Poem on Ditto's Birth-Day 1773.

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1994 (1994)
By a Friend, meditating in Bed, ‘twixtbetwixt 3 &and 4 o’ Clock, Morning,
Tuesday, SeptrSeptember 21. the Birth-DayBirthday of the Queen of Hearts, 1773.

N.B. A Copy of this transmitted
to John Farquharson of Aldlerg, who,
in Return, said, he would send it to the
lovely pair. See pag.page 2041. hujus.

Do thou, my Soul, with steady patience wait,

Till GOD unveil his firm Resolves of Fate.

Then CHARLES shall reign, possess’dpossessed of ev’ryevery Grace,

And fair LOUISA brighten ev’ryevery Face

With rising Branches of a Royal Race.

Fly hence, Despair, the Bane of Happiness!

Let chearingcheering Hope each faithful Heart possess.

Toss round the Glass with joyous Mirth &and Mien,

And gladly sing, GOD save the KING &and QUEEN,

Bless them with Children virtuous &and fair.

May they be ever HEAV’N’SHEAVEN’S peculiar Care.

OctrOctober 21. 1774. Now set to Music by John Addison, a native of
Perthshire, so to be dispatched to John Farquharson for the amiable
Fair her favorable Reception.