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Tis a sport to our prince

DMI number:
42340
First Line:
Tis a sport to our prince
Last Line:
For an Orange once planted upon the French shore | May gay flower-de-luces will flourish no more
Poem Genre / Form:
Topical satire, Octet ababccdd, Song with refrain, and Song
Themes:
Other countries[France.], Politics, Religion, and The monarchy (heads of state)[William III (Prince of Orange); Louis XIV of France.]
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Of a hectoring bully
Last Line:
That if once the brave Orange approaches too nigh | The gay flower-de-luces will wither and die
Relationship:
Unknown
Comments:
First Line:
Tis a sport to our prince
Last Line:
For an Orange once planted upon the French shore | My gay flower de luces will flourish no more
Relationship:
Variant Of
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A second collection of ... poems, satyrs, songs, &c. against popery and tyranny [ESTC R7993]
Page No(s):
p.22
Poem Title:
The Second Part.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed