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 | Miscellaneous works of George Wither |  |
The Royal Pow'r, I loyally obey'd;
And, though it did oppress, was so afraid
Of innovating; that a Reformation
Thereof I wished, not an extirpation.
But, when by other men, through GOD's permission
It was remov'd; to that, did yield submission,
Which then succeeded; and so would have done,
Had twenty been admitted one by one,
In whom I saw the soveraign pow'r reside,
And, with most visibility abide:
For, ev'ry private person it behoves,
Till that whole Orbe, wherein he's fixed, moves,
To keep his place, not medd'ling any way
To overthrow the Pow'r he should obey.
And, though it did oppress, was so afraid
Of innovating; that a Reformation
Thereof I wished, not an extirpation.
But, when by other men, through GOD's permission
It was remov'd; to that, did yield submission,
Which then succeeded; and so would have done,
Had twenty been admitted one by one,
In whom I saw the soveraign pow'r reside,
And, with most visibility abide:
For, ev'ry private person it behoves,
Till that whole Orbe, wherein he's fixed, moves,
To keep his place, not medd'ling any way
To overthrow the Pow'r he should obey.
| Miscellaneous works of George Wither | |