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A LILLIPUTIAN ODE ON THEIR MAJESTIES' ACCESSION by HENRY CAREY (1687-1743)

Poet Analysis

First Line: SMILE, SMILE, / BLEST ISLE!
Last Line: OF GEORGE AND CAROLINE!
Subject(s): GEORGE II, KING OF ENGLAND (1683-1760);
SMILE, smile,
Blest isle!
Grief past,
At last,
Halcyon
Comes on.
New King,
Bells ring;
New Queen,
Blest scene!
Britain
Again
Revives
And thrives.
Fear flies,
Stocks rise;
Wealth flows,
Art grows.
Strange pack
Sent back;
Own folks
Crack jokes.
Those out
May pout;
Those in
Will grin.

Great, small
Pleased all.

God send
No end
To line
Divine
Of George and Caroline!



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