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