Partie f. 21r - Two pieces on one sheet

1 folded sheet

(i) Untitled verses (author unknown).
First line: ‘But O! litle George thou struttest in vain’. A satire on King George II and Queen Caroline.

(ii) Untitled verses (author unknown).
First line: ‘Since England was England, sure never was seen’. A satire on King George II and Queen Caroline.

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Transcripts

But O! litle George thou Struttest in vain,
For this is not thine, but Q— Carolines Reign:
And thou govern’st England, as Phillip do’s Spain.
Then Strike a bold Stroke, as thy Dad did before thee,
Shut up thy fat Spouse, and we all shall adore thee.

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Since England was England, Sure never was Seen,
So Strutting a K— and So prating a Q—.
But I cou’d o’erlook George’s green Velvet coat,
His feather, tho yellow, and dangling Sword knot;
Nay I cou’d forgive his masking with Polly,
His tawdry Reviews, and the rest of his Folly:
But his army and Fleets, and his Senators vile,
That disgrace and oppress this once happy Isle:
He’s So fond of his Knight, and his Knight of our Coyn,
And to ruin us all his Courtiers combine
That {1} We cant keep our pence and the Hanover Line.

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{1} Omitted by mistake, and added in the margin.

Pasted into Crewe MS 10 (f. 21r).