Classic Poem

I

1 Albion .

Then Zeal and Commonwealth infest
My land again;
The fumes of madness that possessed
The people's giddy brain,
Once more disturb the nation's rest,
And dye rebellion in a deeper stain.

2

Will they at length awake the sleeping sword,
And force revenge from their offended lord?
How long, ye gods, how long
Can royal patience bear
Th' insults and wrong
Of madmen's jealousies and causeless fear?

3

I thought their love by mildness might be gained,
By peace I was restored, in peace I reigned;
But tumults, seditions,
And haughty petitions
Are all the effects of a merciful nature;
Forgiving and granting
Ere mortals are wanting
But leads to rebelling against their creator.