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ON KING CHARLES, FOR WHICH HE WAS BANISHED THE COURT by JOHN WILMOT

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First Line: IN THE ISLE OF GREAT BRITAIN LONG SINCE FAMOUS KNOWN
Last Line: E'ER SHE CAN RAISE THE MEMBER SHE ENJOYS.
Subject(s): CHARLES II, KING OF ENGLAND (1630-1685);
IN the Isle of Great @3Britain@1 long since famous known,
For breeding the best C[ully] in @3Christendom@1;
There reigns, and long may he reign and thrive,
The easiest Prince and best bred Man alive:
Him no ambition moves to seek Renown,
Like the @3French@1 Fool to wander up and down,
Starving his Subjects, hazarding his Crown.
Nor are his high desires above his strength,
His Scepter and his P -- are of a length,
And she that plays with one may sway the other,
And make him little wiser than his Brother.
I hate all Monarchs and the Thrones they sit on,
From the Hector of @3France@1 to the Cully of @3Britain.@1
Poor Prince, thy P -- like the Buffoons at Court,
It governs thee, because it makes thee sport;
Tho' Safety, Law, Religion, Life lay on't,
'Twill break through all to it's way to C --.
Restless he rolls about from Whore to Whore,
A merry Monarch, scandalous and poor.
To @3Carewell@1 the most Dear of all thy Dears,
The sure relief of thy declining Years;
Oft he bewails his fortune and her fate,
To love so well, and to be lov'd so late;
For when in her he settles well his T --,
Yet his dull graceless Buttocks hang an Arse.
This you'd believe, had I but time to tell you,
The pain it costs to poor laborious @3Nelly,@1
While she employs Hands, Fingers, Lips and thighs,
E'er she can raise the Member she enjoys.



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