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1753–1784

A REBUS, by I. B.

Phillis Wheatley

A BIRD delicious to the taste, On which an army once did feast, Sent by an hand unseen; A creature of the horned race,

Which Britain's royal standards grace; A gem of vivid green; A town of gaiety and sport, Where beaux and beauteous nymphs resort,

And gallantry doth reign; A Dardan hero fam'd of old For youth and beauty, as we're told, And by a monarch slain;

A peer of popular applause, Who doth our violated laws, And grievances proclaim. Th’ initials show a vanquish'd town,

That adds fresh glory and renown To old Britannia's fame.

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