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JACOBITE'S TOAST (TO AN OFFICER IN THE ARMY) by JOHN BYROM

Poet Analysis

First Line: GOD BLESS THE KING, I MEAN THE FAITH'S DEFENDER
Last Line: GOD BLESS US ALL!--THAT'S QUITE ANOTHER THING.
Subject(s): POLITICS & GOVERNMENT;

GOD bless the king!--I mean the Faith's Defender;
God bless (no harm in blessing) the Pretender!
But who Pretender is, or who is King,
God bless us all!--that's quite another thing.



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