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Oh that the muse might call without offence

DMI number:
26959
First Line:
Oh that the muse might call without offence
Last Line:
But for the king of king's sake do not swear
Poem Genre / Form:
Epigram and Couplet
Themes:
War
Related People
Author:
John Byrom
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Chalmers (1810) XV: 242.
Content/Publication
Title:
The polite miscellany containing variety of food for the mind [T117528] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.79
Poem Title:
Spoke extempore at Buxton Wells ... to an Officer who swore much in vindication of the Duke of Cumberland's behaviour in Scotland.
Attribution:
by the late Dr. Byrom
Attributed To:
John Byrom