A Dream(1 / 1)

adream
  thoughts,words,anddeeds,thestatuteblameswithreason
  butsurelydreamswerene'erindictedtreason.
  onreading,inthepublicpapers,thelaureate'sode,withtheotherparadeofjune4th,1786,theauthorwasnosoonerdroptasleep,thanheimaginedhimselftransportedtothebirth-daylevee:and,inhisdreamingfancy,madethefollowingaddress:
  guid-mornin'toourmajesty!
  mayheavenaugmentyourblisses
  onev'rynewbirth-dayyesee,
  ahumblepoetwishes.
  mybardshiphere,atyourlevee
  onsicadayasthisis,
  issureanuncouthsighttosee,
  amangthaebirth-daydresses
  saefinethisday.
  iseeye'recomplimentedthrang,
  bymonyalordan'lady
  “godsavetheking”'sacuckoosang
  that'suncoeasysaidaye:
  thepoets,too,avenalgang,
  wi'rhymesweel-turn'dan'ready,
  wadgaryoutrowyene'erdowrang,
  butayeunerringsteady,
  onsicaday.
  forme!beforeamonarch'sface
  ev'nthereiwinnaflatter
  forneitherpension,post,norplace,
  amiyourhumbledebtor:
  so,naereflectiononyourgrace,
  yourkingshiptobespatter
  there'smonywaurbeeno'therace,
  andaiblinsanebeenbetter
  thanyouthisday.
  'tisverytrue,mysovereignking,
  myskillmayweelbedoubted
  butfactsarechielsthatwinnading,
  an'downabedisputed:
  yourroyalnest,beneathyourwing,
  ise'enrightreftandclouted,
  andnowthethirdparto'thestring,
  an'less,willgangabootit
  thandidaeday.
  farbe'tfraemethatiaspire
  toblameyourlegislation,
  orsay,yewisdomwant,orfire,
  torulethismightynation:
  butfaith!imuckledoubt,mysire,
  ye'vetrustedministration
  tochapswhainbarnorbyre
  wadbetterfill'dtheirstation
  thancourtsyonday.
  andnowye'vegienauldbritainpeace,
  herbrokenshinstoplaister,
  yoursairtaxationdoesherfleece,
  tillshehasscarceatester:
  forme,thankgod,mylife'salease,
  naebargainwearin'faster,
  or,faith!ifear,that,wi'thegeese,
  ishortlyboosttopasture
  i'thecraftsomeday.
  i'mnomistrustingwilliepitt,
  whentaxesheenlarges,
  (an'will'satrueguidfallow'sget,
  anamenotenvyspairges),
  thatheintendstopayyourdebt,
  an'lessena'yourcharges
  but,god-sake!letnaesavingfit
  abridgeyourboniebarges
  an'boatsthisday.
  adieu,myliegemayfreedomgeck
  beneathyourhighprotection
  an'mayyeraxcorruption'sneck,
  andgieherfordissection!
  butsincei'mhere,i'llnoneglect,
  inloyal,trueaffection,
  topayyourqueen,wi'duerespect,
  mayfeayan'subjection
  thisgreatbirth-day.
  hail,majestymostexcellent!
  whilenoblesstrivetopleaseye,
  willyeacceptacompliment,
  asimplepoetgiesye?
  thaeboniebairntime,heav'nhaslent,
  stillhighermaytheyheezeye
  inbliss,tillfatesomedayissent
  forevertoreleaseye
  fraecarethatday.
  foryou,youngpotentateo'wales,
  itellyourhighnessfairly,
  downpleasure'sstream,wi'swellingsails,
  i'mtauldye'redrivingrarely
  butsomedayyemaygnawyournails,
  an'curseyourfollysairly,
  thate'eryebrakdiana'spales,
  orrattl'ddicewi'charlie
  bynightorday.
  yetaftaraggedcowt'sbeenknown,
  tomakanobleaiver
  so,yemaydoucelyfilhethrone,
  fora'theirclish-ma-claver:
  there,himatagincourtwhashone,
  fewbetterwereorbraver:
  andyet,wi'funny,queersirjohn,
  hewasanuncoshaver
  formonyaday.
  foryou,rightrev'rendosnaburg,
  nanesetsthelawn-sleevesweeter,
  aho'aribbonatyourlug
  wadbeenadresscompleter:
  asyedisownyonpaughtydog,
  thatbearsthekeysofpeter,
  thenswith!an'getawifetohug,
  ortrowth,ye'llstainthemitre
  somelucklessday!
  young,royaarry-breeks,ilearn,
  ye'velatelycomeathwarther—
  agloriousgalley,stemandstern,
  weelrigg'dforvenus'barter
  butfirsthangout,thatshe'lldiscern,
  yourhymenealcharter
  thenheaveaboardyourgrappleairn,
  an'largeuponherquarter,
  comefulhatday.
  ye,lastly,bonieblossomsa',
  yeroyallassesdainty,
  heav'nmakyouguidaswellasbraw,
  an'gieyouladsa-plenty!
  butsneernabritishboysawa!
  forkingsareuncoscantaye,
  an'germangentlesarebutsma',
  they'rebetterjustthanwantaye
  ononyday.
  gadblessyoua'!considernow,
  ye'reuncomuckledautit
  buterethecourseo'lifebethrough,
  itmaybebittersautit:
  an'ihaeseentheircoggiefou,
  thatyethaetarrow'tatit.
  butorthedaywasdone,itrow,
  thelaggentheyhaeclautit
  fu'cleanthatday.

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