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1808.12
King JOE and JO-king! [1]
Anon
The Morning Chronicle (August 15, 1808)

Quoth NAP to his Brother, "What makes you so sad?
"If thus wildly you look, Folks will think you've
                      turn'd mad!"
        Poor JOSEPH deep sighed,
        And dolorously cried—
His visage most ruefully stroking—
        "'Tis all over, you know,
        "With wretched King Joe,
And sure it is no time for Jo-king!"


Romantic Circles / Electronic Editions / British War Poetry in the Age of Romanticism 1793-1815 / 1808.12 "King JOE and JO-king!"