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Poesis Rediviva

or, Poesie Reviv'd. By John Collop
 
 

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Summum jus summa injuria in jure regni.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summum jus summa injuria in jure regni.

Gold Crowns are Coyn'd by steel, and stamp'd by might,
Thus the Saxons, Danish, Normans, Tudors right.
The Roman Eagles ceased on their prey;
Their talons swords were carv'd the Empires way.
'Twas steel that gave the Spaniard all his gold:
By's Bilbo blades he doth his Indies hold.
To edge blunt tools the Priest talks of the word.
'Tis steel that conquers, not the two edg'd sword.

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The Ottoman Moon had else bin in the wane;
Refulgent steel doth it new lustre gain.
The greatest injury is the greatest right:
Yet out of darknesse God creates a light,
While Greece did make a Conquest of the world,
She with her arms her arts about it hurl'd.
Civility did with Roman Eagles fly;
To Tames a way to learn civility.
Who Conquers bodies, may he Conquer Minds;
And leave us men whom he like wild beasts finds.
Though he a Kingdom gains, we shall lose none;
When every man doth in himself gain one,
Who is no prop to a declining throne,
Sins 'gainst his Kings in Earth, in Heav'n his own,
He's traitor helps a traitor to a Throne,
Yet who resists him on it may be one;
Martlets and Capets treasons thrones acquir'd;
Yet both so well rul'd France, thought both inspir'd.
A petty notary rul'd so well in Rome
The time of the golden Age, did th' name assume.
Otho may sacrifice 'f all for publick good;
Good with ten thousands losse's no right of blood.