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IMPROMPTU ON CHARLES II (2) by JOHN WILMOT

Poet Analysis

First Line: GOD BLESS OUR GOOD AND GRACIOUS KING, / WHOSE PROMISE NONE RELIES ON
Last Line: NOR EVER DID A WISE ONE.
Subject(s): CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND (1630-1685);
God bless our good and gracious King,
Whose promise none relies on;
Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.



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