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When first around our isle the news was spread

DMI number:
42835
First Line:
When first around our isle the news was spread
Last Line:
Nor dread his vengeance more than thine great James dread thee
Poem Genre / Form:
Ode, Panegyric, and Elegy
Themes:
Civil war / interregnum, Death, Fate / fortune / providence, Fear, and The monarchy (heads of state)[Charles II; James II.]
Content/Publication
Title:
Moestissimae ac laetissimae academiae Cantabrigiensis affectus, decedente Carolo II. Succedente Jacobo II [ESTC R4780]
Page No(s):
sigs 2F1v-2F3v
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
B. Bridgewater, A. B. Trin. Coll.
Attributed To:
Benjamin Bridgewater