Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VERSES SAID TO BE WRITTEN ON THE UNION, by JONATHAN SWIFT Poet's Biography First Line: The queen has lately lost a part Last Line: Our crazy double-bottomed realm. Subject(s): Scotland - Relations With England | ||||||||
The Queen has lately lost a part Of her entirely English heart, For want of which by way of botch, She pieced it up again with Scotch. Blessed revolution, which creates Divided hearts, united states. See how the double nation lies; Like a rich coat with skirts of frieze: As if a man in making posies Should bundle thistles up with roses. Whoever yet a union saw Of kingdoms, without faith or law. Henceforward let no statesman dare, A kingdom to a ship compare; Lest he should call our commonweal, A vessel with a double keel: Which just like ours, new rigged and manned, And got about a league from land, By change of wind to leeward side The pilot knew not how to guide. So tossing faction will o'erwhelm Our crazy double-bottomed realm. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EDINBURGH AFTER FLODDEN by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE BURIAL-MARCH OF THE DUNDEE by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN THE ISLAND OF THE SCOTS by WILLIAM EDMONSTOUNE AYTOUN ADDRESS TO BEELZEBUB by ROBERT BURNS EPISTLE TO ROBERT GRAHAM OF FINTRY (1) by ROBERT BURNS POETICAL ADDRESS TO MR. WILLIAM TYTLER by ROBERT BURNS STRATHALLAN'S LAMENT by ROBERT BURNS SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATION by ROBERT BURNS THE AUTHOR'S EARNEST CRY AND PRAYER by ROBERT BURNS A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NYMPH GOING TO BED by JONATHAN SWIFT |
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