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Flosculum Poeticum

Poems Divine and Humane, Panegyrical, Satyrical, Ironical. By P. K. [i.e. Peter Ker]

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To a great Oppressour.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

To a great Oppressour.

Prov. 22. 16. He that Oppresseth the Poor to increase his Riches, and he that giveth to the Rich, shall surely come to want.

If I should a METEMYU/XWSIS hold,
(As did Pithagoras) I likewise would
(By Consequence) affirm, and prove it too:
That Nero's Ghost inhabited in you.

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Except (in this) you differ much from him;
That he was good in his Quinquennium.
But you are Ill, and ever have been so,
A Basilisk when in your Embrio.
Poor Men, and Beggars, you may freely kill;
Because you make as many as you will.