This 3 line poem discusses blessing both the King and the Pretender without specifying which is truly the king. The speaker asks God to bless all involved but notes it is unclear who actually holds the rightful title of king versus who is just pretending to that role.
This 3 line poem discusses blessing both the King and the Pretender without specifying which is truly the king. The speaker asks God to bless all involved but notes it is unclear who actually holds the rightful title of king versus who is just pretending to that role.
This 3 line poem discusses blessing both the King and the Pretender without specifying which is truly the king. The speaker asks God to bless all involved but notes it is unclear who actually holds the rightful title of king versus who is just pretending to that role.
John Byrom "God bless the King! God bless the 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."