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BEN JONSON'S GRACE BEFORE KING JAMES, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Our royal king and queen, god bless
Last Line: And god bless me, and god bless rafe.
Subject(s): James I, King Of England (1566-1625)


Our royal king and queen, God bless,
The Palsgrave and the Lady Bess;
God bless Pembroke, and the state,
And Buckingham the fortunate;
God bless the council and keep them safe
And God bless me, and God bless Rafe.





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