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<DATE>2009-01-02</DATE>
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<NAME>tcpstaff</NAME>
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<ITEM>Proofed and reviewed as part of batch B081141.pdcc.</ITEM>
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<HEAD>The COURTIER</HEAD>
<L>A Milk-white Rogue Immortal and unhang'd,</L>
<L>By fate and Parliaments &s;everely bang'd,</L>
<L>Without, a Saint, a Devil was within,</L>
<L>He &s;ought all dangers for he knew all &s;in,</L>
<L>Re&s;olv'd for Grandure, and t'acquire Wealth,</L>
<L>Rob'd &s;ome by force; and others trick'd by &s;tealth;</L>
<L>A Wheedling fauning, par&s;imonious knave,</L>
<L>The Princes favour he re&s;olv'd to have,</L>
<L>The only means by which he thought to ri&s;e,</L>
<L>He &s;huff'd Cards and &s;lily cog'd his Dyce.</L>
<L>A True &s;tate Iuggler could make things appear,</L>
<L>Such, as would plea&s;e his Princes Eyes or Ear;</L>
<L>Produc'd fal&s;e lights his Monarch to mi&s;lead,</L>
<L>Which made him from his paths of Intre&s;t trade,</L>
<L>Hee &s;kreen'd all Villains from due cour&s;e of Laws,</L>
<L>And from his Prince, his true&s;t &s;ubjects draws,</L>
<L>Till angry Senates the Vile mon&s;ter took,</L>
<L>And from the root the up&s;tart Cedar &s;hook,</L>
<L>Squeez'd the Cur&s;t &s;punge had &s;uckd the Nations Coin,</L>
<L>And made him Ca&s;t up what he did purloin.</L>
<L>Then on a Gibbet did the mon&s;ter dye,</L>
<L>A ju&s;t example to po&s;terity.</L>
<L><HI>Let favorites beware how they abu&s;e</HI></L>
<L><HI>Their Princes Goodne&s;s or the peoples laws,</HI></L>
<L><HI>How they Clande&s;tine methods ever u&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>To propogate a ba&s;e unrighteous Cau&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>The princes favour like a hor&s;e untam'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Does often break the giddy riders neck;</HI></L>
<L><HI>On him who for preferments &s;o much fam'd,</HI></L>
<L><HI>The People oft their bloody vengeance wreak,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Let the&s;e beware how they mi&s;lead their Prince,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Or robe the trea&s;ure of a potent Nation&punc;</HI></L>
<L><HI>Or multiply enormous crimes for hence,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Comes hanging oft or noble decollation.</HI></L>
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