History & Politics
On the Union
From Epigrams (1616)
History & Politics
When was there contract better driven by Fate,
Or celebrated with more truth of state?
The world the temple was, the priest a king,
The spoused pair two realms, the sea the ring.
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Codex Note
Epigrams, no. 5.
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Jonson, Ben. “On the Union.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/57/.
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Jonson, Ben. “On the Union.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/57/.
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