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The poetical and dramatic works of Sir Charles Sedley

Collected and Edited from the Old Editions: With a preface on the text, explanatory and textual notes, an appendix containing works of doubtful authenticity, and a bibliography: By V. de Sola Pinto
Sedley, Charles (1639?-1701)

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POEMS AND TRANSLATIONS ASCRIBED TO SEDLEY ON DOUBTFUL AUTHORITY
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XCIV DISTICH
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From Stephens's Miscellany Poems, 1685
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From Poetical Recreations, 1688
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From Buckingham's Miscellaneous Works, 1704
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From the Diverting Post, 1704
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CVI By Sir Charles Sidley. Written Extempore
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From Poems on State Affairs, 1705
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From Briscoe's Edition of 1707
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From Briscoe's Edition of 1722
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THE PASTORALS OF VIRGIL

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From the Diverting Post, 1704

CVI
By Sir Charles Sidley. Written Extempore

[The Noble Man, why he's a thing]

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The attribution of this poem is questionable.

The Noble Man, why he's a thing
Thats next in Honour to the King;
But if his Lordship's Knave or Fool,
At best he's but a Noble Tool,
Either to work with or be wrought on,
As odd a thing as can be thought on:
What signifies an empty Word,
His Grace, his Highness, or my Lord,
Saving your Presence, not a T---d.
'Tis Virtue stamps his Character,
And adds a lustre to his Star.
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