 | The Poetical Recreations of Mr Alexander Craig |  |
AD QVESTORES.
O what an Age is this, in which wee liue!
Our Annuals are annumbred to our Stocke:
Wee dare not touch them, should wee starue, and grieue:
The Debitor detaines both Stocke and Brocke;
And hath a Law to warrand his detaining,
Which breedes our Wants, and barres vs from Complaining.
Our Annuals are annumbred to our Stocke:
Wee dare not touch them, should wee starue, and grieue:
The Debitor detaines both Stocke and Brocke;
And hath a Law to warrand his detaining,
Which breedes our Wants, and barres vs from Complaining.
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And which is worse, beholde how Shepheards were
Abhominable t'Ægyptians in their Land:
Poore Pensioners must stand affrayde, afarre,
With heavie Heart, light Purse, and emptie Hand.
To want our Profites, and our Pensions too,
VVhat more, or worse, can Foes, or Tyrantes doe?
Abhominable t'Ægyptians in their Land:
Poore Pensioners must stand affrayde, afarre,
With heavie Heart, light Purse, and emptie Hand.
To want our Profites, and our Pensions too,
VVhat more, or worse, can Foes, or Tyrantes doe?
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