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Fleuron from 'Poems on Several Occasions' by William Broome, 2nd edition published in 1739

THE

Seat of War in Flanders, &c.

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Secessus mei non desidiæ nomen, sed tranquillitatis
accipiant.Plin.

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Happy, thou Flandria, on whose fertile Plains,
In wanton Pride luxurious Plenty reigns;
Happy! had Heav'n bestow'd one Blessing more,
And plac'd thee distant from the Gallic Pow'r!
But now in vain thy Lawns attract the View,
They but invite the Victor to subdue:

War