SUNG BY MRS KNIGHT TO HER MAJESTY, ON HER BIRTHDAY.
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This happy day two lights are seen, A glorious saint, a matchless queen;[1] Both named alike, both crown'd appear, The saint above, th'Infanta here. May all those years which Catherine The martyr did for heaven resign, Be added to the line Of your bless'd life among us here! For all the pains that she did feel, And all the torments of her wheel, May you as many pleasures share! May heaven itself content With Catherine the Saint! Without appearing old, An hundred times may you, With eyes as bright as now, This welcome day behold!
[1] 'Matchless queen': Queen Catherine was born on the day set apart in the calendar for the commemoration of the martyrdom of St. Catherine.