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God bless the King! (I mean our faith's defender!)

Quote byJohn Byrom · 1692–1763

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Miscellaneous Poems (1773), Verse "Intended to allay the Violence of Party-Spirit".

English (original)

God bless the King! (I mean our faith's defender!) God bless! (No harm in blessing) the Pretender. But who Pretender is, and who is King, God bless us all! That's quite another thing!

— John Byrom

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