God Bless Our Good and Gracious King

Lord John Wilmot 1647 (Ditchley, Oxfordshire) – 1680 (Woodstock, Oxfordshire)



God bless our good and gracious kind,
Whose promise none relies on,
Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

Lord John Wilmot

John Wilmot was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court. more…

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