Social Commentaries
On Sir John Lackland
From Clarastella (1650), Epigrams, Lib. 2
Social Commentaries
Jack Lackland bringing gracious news to Court,
The King was hap'ly pleas'd to Knight him for't:
He proud of's honour writes to all his friends,
And with—Yours Sir Iohn Lackland—Knight—he ends.
'Tis fit he shud, for wer't not under's hand
None would believe him Knight, that had no land.
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Heath, Robert. “On Sir John Lackland.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/244/.
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Heath, Robert. “On Sir John Lackland.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/heath_r/244/.
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