No More Learning

The royal evil so malignant grows.
Nothing the dire contagion can oppose.
In our weal-public scarce one thing succeeds,
For one man's weakness a whole nation bleeds
Ill-luck starts up, and thrives like evil weeds.
Let Cromwell's ghost smile with contempt, to see
Old England struggling under slavery.






His meagre highness, now he 's got astride,
Does on Britannia, as on Churchill, ride.

White-livered D calls for his swifl jackal

To hunt down 's prey, and hopes to master all.



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Clifford and Hyde before had lost the day ;
One hanged himself, and t'other ran away.
'Twas want of wit and courage made them fail,
But C ^n, and the duke, must needs

prevail.
The duke now vaunts with Popish myrmidons ;
Our fleets, our port^, our cities and our towns,
Are manned by him, or by his Holiness ;
Bold Irish ruffians to his court address.
Tliis is the colony to plant his knaves,
From hence he picks and culls his murdering

braves.
Here for an ensign, or lieutenant's place,
They '11 kill a judge or justice of the peace.
At his command Mac will do any thing :
He '11 bum a city, or destroy a king.
From Tiber came the advice-boat monthly home.
And brought new lessons to the duke from Rome.
Here with cursed precepts, and with counsels dire.
The godly cheat-king (would be) did inspire ;
Heaven had him chieftain of Great Britain made.
Tells him the holy church demands his aid ;
Bade him be bold, all dangers to defy,
His brother, sneaking hefetic, should die ;
A priest should do it, from whose sacred stroke
All England straight should fall beneath his yoke ;
God did renounce him, and his cause disown.
And in his stead had placed him on his throne.
From Saul the land of promise thus was rent.
And Jesse's son placed in the government.
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S*^^ THE rOEXS OF XARTELL.

The Hoi J Script arc vialicates his cstoaCj
And mooarchs are above ail boman laws.

Thus said the Scarlet Whore to her gaOaiit,
Who atrai^t designed his brother to sapplant :
Fkrads of ambirioa here his soul possessed,
Ai>d thirst of empire calentared his breast.

Hence ruin and destmctioQ had ensned.
And all the people been in hUxtd imbrued.
Had not Almi^tj Providence drawn near.
And stoi>ped his malice in his full career.

Be wise, je sons of men, tempt God no more ;
To give TOO kings in 's wrath to vex joa sore :
If a king's brother can such mischiefs bring,
Then how much greater mischiefs such a king?



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