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IMPROMPTU ON CHARLES II (1) by JOHN WILMOT

Poet Analysis

First Line: WE HAVE A PRETTY WITTY KING
Last Line: AND NEVER DID A WISE ONE.
Subject(s): CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND (1630-1685);

We have a pretty witty king
And whose word no man relys on:
He never said a foolish thing,
And never did a wise one.



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