In Imitation of Hudibras The Dissenting Hypocrite, or Occasional Conformist; with reflections On Two of the Ring-Leaders, &c. Viz. I. Their Works and Writings. II. Their Professions and Principles. III. Their Qualifications and Parts. IV. Their Persons and Practices [by Edward Ward] |
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What! though in Holland or at Uenice,
A Commonwealth now so Serene is;
Possessing either Peace or Plenty,
Vast Traffick, and each precious Dainty:
Their Neighbours have not one in Twenty.
In rich Aristo-Democracy,
They thrive but by their Hypocrisy;
The Int'rest of their Money payd,
They only make This War a Trade:
Howe'er a Commonwealth's a Weed,
Of such a barb'rous barren Seed,
Lab'ring Republicans may sow,
In England it will never grow,
This Matter has been fairly try'd,
Or Oliver is sore Bely'd.
A Commonwealth now so Serene is;
Possessing either Peace or Plenty,
Vast Traffick, and each precious Dainty:
Their Neighbours have not one in Twenty.
In rich Aristo-Democracy,
They thrive but by their Hypocrisy;
The Int'rest of their Money payd,
They only make This War a Trade:
Howe'er a Commonwealth's a Weed,
Of such a barb'rous barren Seed,
Lab'ring Republicans may sow,
In England it will never grow,
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Or Oliver is sore Bely'd.
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