Who would not be thy subject, James, t'obey A prince, that rules by example, more than sway? Whose manners draw, more than thy powers constrain. And in this short time of thy happiest reign, Hast purged thy realms, as we have now no cause Left us of fear, but first our crimes, then laws. Like aids 'gainst treasons who hath found before? And than in them, how could we know God more? First thou preserved wert, our king to be, And since, the whole land was preserved for thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EXILE OF ERIN by THOMAS CAMPBELL SONNET TO MRS. REYNOLD'S CAT by JOHN KEATS MAIDENHOOD by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW A REQUIEM FOR SOLDIERS LOST IN OCEAN TRANSPORTS by HERMAN MELVILLE A SONG OF FREEDOM by ALICE MILLIGAN |