Poems about reduc (21 Poems)
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Hudibras – The Lady’s Answer to The Knight (Samuel Butler Poems)
That you’re a beast, and turn’d to grass,Is no strange news, nor ever was;At least to me, who once you know,Did from the pound replevin you,When both your sword and spurs were wonIn combat by an Amazon.That sword, that did … Continue reading
New-Englands Crisis (Benjamin Tompson Poems)
IN seventy five the Critick of our yearsCommenc’d our war with Phillip and his peers.Whither the sun in Leo had inspir’dA feav’rish heat, and Pagan spirits fir’d?Whither some Romish Agent hatcht the plot?Or whither they themselves? appeareth not.Whither our infant … Continue reading
A Poem, On The Year 1629, When The Corn Was Unwholesome By Reason Of Excessive Rain (Rees Prichard Poems)
Thou Sov’reign of mercy! thou Sire of all pow’r!Who feedest the hungry, with-hold not our foodFrom us, who forgiveness repentant implore;Tho’ long in a shameful rebellion we’ve stood. For sake of thy mercy, and might most immense,For sake of thy … Continue reading
An Heroic Epistle of Hudibras To His Lady (Samuel Butler Poems)
I who was once as great as Caesar,Am now reduc’d to Nebuchadnezzar;And from as fam’d a conquerorAs ever took degree in war,Or did his exercise in battle,By you turn’d out to grass with cattle:For since I am deny’d accessTo all … Continue reading
An Epistle Of The Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole (Richard Savage Poems)
Still let low wits, who sense nor honour prize,Sneer at all gratitude, all truth disguise;At living worth, because alive, exclaim,Insult the exil’d, and the dead defame!Such paint what pity veils in private woes,And what we see with grief, with mirth … Continue reading
Advice To Distribute To The Poor, According To Every One’s Circumstances And Abilities (Rees Prichard Poems)
WOE to the rich, and mercilessly-proud,Who stops his ears against the beggar’s cry!Unheard, unpity’d, he shall cry aloudFrom Hell’s abyss, where he shall ever lie. Whilst his relations and his children liveIn luxury, and quaff the richest wine,He, in th’ … Continue reading
Quashey; An Authentic Tale: Founded On Matter Of Fact (Mary Hopkins Pilkington Poems)
NO more let Europe’s offspring boastSuperior sense and worth;Or fancy virtue is attach’dTo any spot of earth;Nor e’er suppose that Carib’s dark,And Ebon’s sons don’t knowA bright illuminating ray,A pure, a heaven form’d glow;For Quashey’s simple tale will showA lesson … Continue reading
The Patient Countess. – extracted from Albion’s England (William Warner Poems)
Impatience chaungeth smoke to flame, but jealousie is hell;Some wives by patience have reduc’d ill husbands to live well:As did the ladie of an earle, of whom I now shall tell.An earle ‘there was’ had wedded, lov’d; was lov’d, and … Continue reading
To my honoured Friend Mr. George Sandys (Henry King Poems)
It is, Sir, a confest intrusion hereThat I before your labours do appear,Which no loud Herald need, that may proclaimOr seek acceptance, but the Authors fame.Much less that should this happy work commend,Whose subject is its licence, and doth sendIt … Continue reading
An Elegy address’d to His Excellency Governour BELCHER: On the Death of his Brother-in-Law (Mather Byles Poems)
Pensive, o’ercome, the Muse hung down her Head,And heard the fatal News,—”The Friend is dead.Dumb, fixt in Sorrow, she forgot her Song,The Tune forsook her Lyre, the Voice her Tongue,‘Till, Belcher, You command her Strains to rise,You ask, she sings; … Continue reading
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