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As citizens that to their conquerors yield

DMI number:
42303
First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his pockified brother
Poem Genre / Form:
Lampoon, Topical satire, Satire, and Couplet
Themes:
Art / painting[statue of Charles II.], Commerce, and The monarchy (heads of state)[Charles II.]
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Author:
Andrew Marvell
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
George deF. Lord accepts poem's attribution to Marvell 'on the basis of its inclusion in Bodley's Marvell Manuscript (MS. Eng. Poet. d. 49)'. POAS I (1963): 266.
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First Line:
As citizens that to their conquerors yield
Last Line:
We had better have him than his bigotted brother
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of poems on affairs of state [ESTC R23725]
Page No(s):
pp.12-13
Poem Title:
On the Statue at Stocks-Market.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed