Tangier was
part of Queen Catherine's portion, the match between whom
and the King he was suspected to have a hand in making.
part of Queen Catherine's portion, the match between whom
and the King he was suspected to have a hand in making.
Marvell - Poems
James's fields,
And till there you remove, you shall never
leave burning.
This temple of war and of peace is the shrine.
Where this idol of state sits adored and
accursed ;
To handsel his altar and nostrils divine.
Great Buckingham's sacrifice must be the
first.
Now some (as all builders must censure abide)
Throw dust in its front, and blame situation :
And others as much reprehend his back-side.
As too narrow by far for his expatiation ;
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But do not consider how in process of times,
That for namesake he may with Hyde-Park it
enhirge,
And with that convenience he soon, for his crimes,
At Tyburn may land and spare the Tower-
barge.
Or rather how wisely his stall was built near.
Lest with di'iving too far his tallow impair ;
When like the good ox, ft>r public good-cheer.
He comes to be roasted next St. James's fair.
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UPON ins HOUSE.
Here lie the sacred bones
Of Paul beguiled of his stones :
Here lie golden briberies,
The price of ruined families ;
The cavalier's debenture wall,
Fixed on an eccentric basis :
Here 's Dunkirk-Town and Tangier- Hall,*
The Queen's marriage and all.
The Dutchman's templum pctcis. f
* Some call it Dunkirk house, intimating that it was
builded by liis share of the price of Dunkirk.
Tangier was
part of Queen Catherine's portion, the match between whom
and the King he was suspected to have a hand in making.
t It was said he had money of the Dutch, to treat of a
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ON THB
LORD MAYOR, AND COURT OF ALDERMEN,
rKESEJfTVXQ THE Kli(Q AXD THE DUKE OF YOItK, E^VCH
WITH ▲ COPT OP HIS FUKKDUOI, AKNO DOM. 1674.
A BALLAD.
The Londoners gent
To the King do present,
In a booc, the City maggot ;
'Tis a thing full of weight,
That requires all the might
Of the whole Guiid-IIall team to drag it
II.
Whilst their churches unbuilt.
And their houses undwelt,
And their orphans want bread to feed 'em ;
Themselves they've bereft
Of the little wealth they 'd left,
To make an offering of their freedom.
O ye addle-brained cits !
Who henceforth, in their wits,
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Would intrust their youth to your heeding ?
When in diamonds and gold
You have him thus enrolled ?
Ye know both his friends and his breeding !
IV.
Beyond sea he began,
Where such a riot he ran,
That every-one there did leave him ;
And now he 's come o'er
Ten times worse than before,
When none but such fools would receive
him.
V.
He ne'er knew, not he,
How to serve or be free.
And till there you remove, you shall never
leave burning.
This temple of war and of peace is the shrine.
Where this idol of state sits adored and
accursed ;
To handsel his altar and nostrils divine.
Great Buckingham's sacrifice must be the
first.
Now some (as all builders must censure abide)
Throw dust in its front, and blame situation :
And others as much reprehend his back-side.
As too narrow by far for his expatiation ;
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284 THE POEMS
But do not consider how in process of times,
That for namesake he may with Hyde-Park it
enhirge,
And with that convenience he soon, for his crimes,
At Tyburn may land and spare the Tower-
barge.
Or rather how wisely his stall was built near.
Lest with di'iving too far his tallow impair ;
When like the good ox, ft>r public good-cheer.
He comes to be roasted next St. James's fair.
Digitized by VjOOQIC
OF MARVELL. 285
UPON ins HOUSE.
Here lie the sacred bones
Of Paul beguiled of his stones :
Here lie golden briberies,
The price of ruined families ;
The cavalier's debenture wall,
Fixed on an eccentric basis :
Here 's Dunkirk-Town and Tangier- Hall,*
The Queen's marriage and all.
The Dutchman's templum pctcis. f
* Some call it Dunkirk house, intimating that it was
builded by liis share of the price of Dunkirk.
Tangier was
part of Queen Catherine's portion, the match between whom
and the King he was suspected to have a hand in making.
t It was said he had money of the Dutch, to treat of a
Digitized by VjOOQIC
286 THE POEMS
ON THB
LORD MAYOR, AND COURT OF ALDERMEN,
rKESEJfTVXQ THE Kli(Q AXD THE DUKE OF YOItK, E^VCH
WITH ▲ COPT OP HIS FUKKDUOI, AKNO DOM. 1674.
A BALLAD.
The Londoners gent
To the King do present,
In a booc, the City maggot ;
'Tis a thing full of weight,
That requires all the might
Of the whole Guiid-IIall team to drag it
II.
Whilst their churches unbuilt.
And their houses undwelt,
And their orphans want bread to feed 'em ;
Themselves they've bereft
Of the little wealth they 'd left,
To make an offering of their freedom.
O ye addle-brained cits !
Who henceforth, in their wits,
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OP MARVKLL. 287
Would intrust their youth to your heeding ?
When in diamonds and gold
You have him thus enrolled ?
Ye know both his friends and his breeding !
IV.
Beyond sea he began,
Where such a riot he ran,
That every-one there did leave him ;
And now he 's come o'er
Ten times worse than before,
When none but such fools would receive
him.
V.
He ne'er knew, not he,
How to serve or be free.
