Poem by John Byrom

Extempore Verses Intended to Allay the Violence of Party-Spirit

God bless the King — I mean the Faith’s Defender!
God bless — no harm in blessing — the Pretender!
But who Pretender is, or who is King —
God bless us all — that’s quite another Thing.

1. Epigram on Handel and Bononcini

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