Hold fast thy sword and sceptre Charles
- DMI number:
- 42294
- First Line:
- Hold fast thy sword and sceptre Charles
- Last Line:
- That killed the best of kings
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Quatrain abab and Quatrain abcb
- Themes:
- Civil war / interregnum, Politics, and The monarchy (heads of state)[Charles II.]
- Author:
- John Wilmot
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- Vieth (1968): 227. Noted but omitted. Miscellany ID 1657 has variant text, lacking fifth and final stanza.
- First Line:
- Hold fast thy sword and scepter Charles
- Last Line:
- And raising civil war
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Female poems on several occasions [ESTC R24055]
- Page No(s):
- pp.140-141
- Poem Title:
- Catch.
- Attribution:
- Written by Ephelia.
- Attributed To:
- Ephelia
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