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John Dryden, Prefatory Material to All For Love
To the Right Honourable, Thomas Earl of Danby, Viscount Latimer, and Baron Osborne of Kiveton in York-shire, Lord High Treasurer of England, One of His Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council, and Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, &c.
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“The Royal Buss”
“The Royal Buss” in George deF. Lord. Ed. Poems on Affairs of State: Augustan Satirical Verse, 1660–1714. Volume I: 1660–1678. New Haven, CT & London: Yale University Press, 1963, 263–4.
Uncertainly attributed to John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, this poem attacks Charles II’s attempts at suppressing Parliamentary action through his relationship with Louise de Keroualle (Carwell).
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The Queen’s Ball
Georg deF. Lord, Poems on Affairs of State: Augustan Satirical Verse, 1660–1714. Vol. I: 1660–1678. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 1963, 421–2.
Catherine of Braganza was the much overlooked consort of King Charles II. She largely escaped satire as well as notice during Charles’ reign, and this is a rare example that makes fun of the Queen’s attempts to please her husband, who liked dancing.
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Catherine of Braganza, published by Richard Tompson, after Jacob Huysmans.
Catherine, the long-suffering queen of Charles II, is shown here as St. Catherine, along with a portion of the wheel upon which she was broken and died. National Portrait Gallery, London.
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