Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE GEORGES, by WALTER SAVAGE LANDOR


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First Line: George the first was always reckoned
Last Line: (god be praised!) the georges ended.
Subject(s): George I, King Of England (1660-1727); George Ii, King Of England (1683-1760); George Iii, King Of England (1738-1820); George Iv, King Of England (1762-1830)


George the First was always reckoned
Vile, but viler George the Second;
And what mortal ever heard
Any good of George the Third?
When from earth the Fourth descended
(God be praised!) the Georges ended.





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