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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;

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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.
 

James II.

A bigoted Roman Catholic.

Used violent measures to establish that religion in England.

Was obliged to fly the country; and the crown devolved to his daughter Mary, and her husband, William, Prince of Orange.

William III.

His reign was distinguished by foreign victories and domestic prosperity.

By being the origin of the present form of the English constitution, in the glorious revolution of 1688; and by the life and writings of the philosopher Locke.

By being the origin of the present form of the English constitution, in the glorious revolution of 1688; and by the life and writings of the philosopher Locke.