Vulgar words in Anti-Achitophel (1682) - Three Verse Replies to Absalom and Achitophel by John Dryden (Page 1)

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And now too weak in open force to joyn, In close Cabals they hatcht a damn'd Design, To light that Mine as should the world amaze, And set the ruin'd _Israel_ in a blaze.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 302   ~   ~   ~

True, thou hadst Law; that even thy Foes allow; But to thy Advocates, as damn'd as Thou, 'Twas Death to plead it.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 393   ~   ~   ~

Nay, let Heav'n answer this one Fact alone, Mounting a Bastard _Jephtha_ on a Throne.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 419   ~   ~   ~

None more abhorr'd the Sycophant Buffoon, And Parasite, th'excrescence of a Throne; Creatures who their creating Sun disgrace, A Brood more abject than _Niles_ Slime-born Race.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 476   ~   ~   ~

Nay, the black Vote 'gainst _Absolon_ appear'd So monstrous, that they damn'd it ere 'twas heard.

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Nay, to outsoar your weak Fore-fathers Wings, And to be all that Nature first meant Kings; Damn'd be the Law that Majesty confines, But doubly damn'd accursed Sanedrins, Invented onely to eclipse a Crown.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 504   ~   ~   ~

When Lordly Sanedrims with Kings give Law, And thus in yokes like Mules together draw; From _Judahs_ Arms the Royal Lyon raze, And _Issachars_ dull Ass supply the place.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 511   ~   ~   ~

The old Plot forg'd against the Saints of _Baal_, Cheat, Perjury, and Subornation all, Whilst with a more damn'd Treason of their own, Like working Moles they're digging round the Throne; _Baal_, _Baal_, the cry, and _Absolom_ the Name, But _Davids_ glory, Life and Crown the Aim.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 542   ~   ~   ~

But oh, that all-be-devill'd Paper, fram'd No doubt, in Hell; that Mass of Treason damn'd; By _Esau_'s Hands, and _Jacobs_ Voice disclos'd; And timely to th' Abhorring World expos'd.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 571   ~   ~   ~

And if at last his Nature can reform, A weary grown of Loves tumultuous storm, 'Tis Ages Fault, not His; of pow'r bereft, He left not Whoring, but of that was left.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 601   ~   ~   ~

And this Great Truth he's damn'd that dares deny; } 'Gainst _Absolom_ even Oracles would lye, } Though Sense and Reason Preach 'tis Blasphemy.}

~   ~   ~   Sentence 699   ~   ~   ~

As from a Cubick Power, or Three-fold Might, Roots much expand, as Authors prove aright; But of such Managements we'll little say, Or shamm'd Intrigues, for Fame left to convey; Which may by peeping through a Gown-mans Sleeve, Tell such grave Tales, Men cannot well believe: With what for Plots and Trials has been done, As Whores depos'd, before away they run; All which was well discern'd by numerous Sense, Before the Doctors py'd Intelligence, Who, with some Motley Lawyers, took much care To gain the _Caput_ of this Knowing Peer; When after so much Noise, and nothing prov'd, Heaven thank'd, to Freedom he's at last remov'd, Leaving a Low-Bridge _Cerberus_ to try In what Clerks Pate his monstrous Fee does lie; Or by the help of _Tory-Roger_ tell How Sacred Gain-Prerogativ'd should spell.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 739   ~   ~   ~

If Wit and Fool be the Consequence of _Whig_ and _Tory_, no doubt, but Knave and Ass may be Epithets plentifully bestowed upon me by the one party, whilst the other may grant me more favourable ones, than perhaps I do deserve.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 786   ~   ~   ~

The Priest well knew what Pow'r, and what Controul He had usurp'd o're ev'ry _Baalite_'s Soul, That such a Prince must their God's Cause pursue, And do whatever they would have him do; Else from his Throne he should be curs'd and damn'd: For _Baal_'s High-Priest, a Right t' all Crowns had claim'd.

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Some roaring Bullies, who ran th'row the Town Crying, God damn 'um, they'd support the Crown: Whose wicked Oaths, and whose blasphemous Rant, Had quite put down the holy zealous Cant.

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The _Pharasees_ they curse, as Sons of _Cham,_ And all dissenting _Jews_ to Hell they damn.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,057   ~   ~   ~

_Bibbai_, whose name won't in Oblivion rot, For his great pains to hide the _Baalites_ Plot, Must be remembred here: A Scribe was he, Who daily damn'd in Prose the _Pharisee_.

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On these he wrote in _Earnest_ and in _Jeast_, Till he grew mad, and turn'd into a Beast, _Zattue_ his Zanie was, Buffoon, and Fool, Who turn'd Religion into Ridicule: Jeer'd at the Plot, did _Sanhedrims_ abuse, Mock'd Magistrates, damn'd all Sects of the _Jews_.

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