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 | The Works of Thomas Love Peacock |  |
James the Second,
with looks full of anger and gloom,
Pronounced nothing good but the cookery of Rome;
So begged of King Arthur, his dear royal crony,
To make all the company eat macaroni;
But Arthur bade Mary an orange present,
At which James grew queasy, and fled from the tent.
So she placed on his seat honest William, her spouse,
And with laurel and olive encircled his brows;
Wreath of glory and peace, by young Freedom entwined,
And gave him a key to the lock of the mind.
Pronounced nothing good but the cookery of Rome;
So begged of King Arthur, his dear royal crony,
To make all the company eat macaroni;
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At which James grew queasy, and fled from the tent.
So she placed on his seat honest William, her spouse,
And with laurel and olive encircled his brows;
Wreath of glory and peace, by young Freedom entwined,
And gave him a key to the lock of the mind.
Was obliged to fly the country; and the crown devolved to his daughter Mary, and her husband, William, Prince of Orange.
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