II.
When Austria and aspiring Gaul
Determin'd kingdoms to enthral,
Lo Prussia's pow'rful prince!
With watchful eye and warlike hand,
Makes them aghast and trembling stand,
Rais'd up by providence.
III.
As when a Lion rears his head,
The forest wide is fill'd with dread,
Each creature seeks his den;
Or when Leviathan the great
Displays himself in finny state
He terrifies the main.
IV.
In fair record shall long remain
The Day, when on Thuringia's plain
Soubise before him fled;
When Hilbourghausen's num'rous band
'Gainst Prussian valor could not stand,
With terror almost dead.
V.
With haste they fled, and bless'd the night,
Which hid them from the victor's sight,
And favoured their retreat.
Near Freybourg walls, the Unstrut pass'd.
On hills of Eckersberg harras'd,
They mourn'd their adverse fate.
VI.
O glorious prince! O warlike train!
Who hunger, cold and toil sustain
With brave unyielding mind!
To you proud Austria shall submit,
And Louis lovingly shall greet
The Prussian as his friend.
VII.
In characters of purest gold
Thy speech deserves to be enroll'd,
Before the battle made;
Each Soldier stil'd great Fred'rick's friend,
Who can his country's rights defend
When her fierce foes invade.
VIII.
Who would, in battle lag behind,
That serves a prince so great, so kind,
In every danger near?
When monarchs' lives are laid at stake,
What subject would his king forsake?
What room is left for fear?
IX.
Europe on thee has fix'd her eye,
Great monarch! All on thee rely
Her balance just to keep.
May this great end thy labours crown,
Be sempiternal thy renown,
When thou in dust shall sleep.
Philadelphia, February 10, 1758.
Amer. Mag. and Mo. Chron., I-240, Feb. 1758, Phila.