Classic Poem

Upon a Time it did befall

Upon a Time it did befall
Peter was stript to Cloath St Paule
And then not many years by gon
He's robd again to pay St Jhon
The question heer is in a word
Whither Opes best the Keys or Sword
That whilst it keeps all things in Awe
Perforce must guive the Keyes the Lawe
Those then as picklocks to our purses
Open indulgencies 'gainst Curses
If so th'Conclusions pregnant thence
Heavn Gates are Opt through Violence.