John Sheffield
John Sheffield
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, KG, PC, was an English poet and Tory politician of the late Stuart period who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. He was also known by his original title, Lord Mulgrave...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth7 April 1648
dismiss mercies thy
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Thanks for mercies past received.
forgive kinky straight though vote
I vote Libertarian, straight ticket. But otherwise, Kinky Friedman, because he's not a politician, even though he's a liberal. I'll forgive him for that.
'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.
forgive forgiveness free joys quarrels seldom tender truest
The truest joys they seldom prove, Who free from quarrels live; 'Tis the most tender part of love, Each other to forgive