BEN JONSON'S GRACE BEFORE KING JAMES, by BEN JONSONPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Our royal king and queen, god bless Last Line: And god bless me, and god bless rafe. Subject(s): James I, King Of England (1566-1625)
Our royal king and queen, God bless, The Palsgrave and the Lady Bess; God bless Pembroke, and the state, And Buckingham the fortunate; God bless the council and keep them safe And God bless me, and God bless Rafe.