Poems consisting of Epistles and Epigrams, Satyrs, Epitaphs and Elogies, Songs and Sonnets With variety of other drolling Verses upon several Subjects. Composed by no body must know whom, and are to be had every body knows where, and for somebody knows what [by John Eliot] |
An Epigram Humbly presented to his Majestie upon
Release of a prisoner that was committed for making Libellous Verses.
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Poems consisting of Epistles and Epigrams, Satyrs, Epitaphs and Elogies, Songs and Sonnets | ||
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An Epigram Humbly presented to his Majestie upon Release of a prisoner that was committed for making Libellous Verses.
Your royall Mother Sir, blest ever be,This day that brings her to our memory,
To England, Scotland, and Ireland gave,
A judge to Censure, and a king to save:
It was a day of mercie, so said she,
God mercie shew'd in her delivery;
Oh let it be a day of mercie ever,
Pronounce great Sir, this day that word, deliver,
A prison is a womb, whence onely you,
Have power to bid bad men be born anew:
In imitation of our God then say,
Fiat, and I am born anew this day;
The acts of mercie Saints and Angells sing,
They will rejoyce with her first gave you being.
Oh pardon then my much repented, folly,
That I with them may keep this day still holy.
Poems consisting of Epistles and Epigrams, Satyrs, Epitaphs and Elogies, Songs and Sonnets | ||