The maze: contrived, digested, and couched in these distinct subjects: representatives for these present times to admire: presidents for future ages to decline. 1. The traitors tryall. 2. The plaintiffs appeal. 3. The state-monkey, or, The disloyall favourite. 4. Pembrokes plea. 5. A cordiall for Britannicus, &c. 6. The old father lasher to the moderate. The senates ansvver to the Scotch chancelor. A funerall oration delivered at Darby-House. Animadversions upon the fourth section. Orderly marshall'd with these poems: 1. Castles catastrophes; or, Garrisons gaol-delivery. 2. Three state-tarriers coupled up with three tart satires.
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- The maze: contrived, digested, and couched in these distinct subjects: representatives for these present times to admire: presidents for future ages to decline. 1. The traitors tryall. 2. The plaintiffs appeal. 3. The state-monkey, or, The disloyall favourite. 4. Pembrokes plea. 5. A cordiall for Britannicus, &c. 6. The old father lasher to the moderate. The senates ansvver to the Scotch chancelor. A funerall oration delivered at Darby-House. Animadversions upon the fourth section. Orderly marshall'd with these poems: 1. Castles catastrophes; or, Garrisons gaol-delivery. 2. Three state-tarriers coupled up with three tart satires.
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"The maze: contrived, digested, and couched in these distinct subjects: representatives for these present times to admire: presidents for future ages to decline. 1. The traitors tryall. 2. The plaintiffs appeal. 3. The state-monkey, or, The disloyall favourite. 4. Pembrokes plea. 5. A cordiall for Britannicus, &c. 6. The old father lasher to the moderate. The senates ansvver to the Scotch chancelor. A funerall oration delivered at Darby-House. Animadversions upon the fourth section. Orderly marshall'd with these poems: 1. Castles catastrophes; or, Garrisons gaol-delivery. 2. Three state-tarriers coupled up with three tart satires." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A50475.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 17, 2024.
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TO His poor PATRONS.
TO all Delinquents that shall trace The winding angles of this MAZE, Send I this With my wish,* 1.1 That this Act of saving Grace May not prove like Chevy-chace, That displays Wandring ways, So as He that reves along Knows not if He be right or wrong; For i'th' eyes Of the wise This gay-checker'd Act declares In Souldiers favour more then theirs. Worlds wonder! Publick plunder Must be freed from restitution; O rare chymicall Illusion! This Act when it came first a landing The peace it brought past understanding, For though it promis'd Graces store They shew'd no better then before: At th' Senat-door then let us knock And get a clavis to unlockPage [unnumbered]
The wards of this rewarding gin,
To rinse our State-Original sin.
"Wise Oedipus unloose this knot,
"Are we made Heirs of Grace or not?
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* 1.1
Alluding to the Act of Grace.