'But if in court so just a man there be
(In court a just man, yet unknown to me)
Who does his needful flattery direct,
Not to oppose and ruin, but to protect...
Who does his arts and policies apply
To raise his country, not his family...
If such there be, grant me this at least:
Man differs more from man, than man from beast."
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 26 July 1680) was an English Libertine , a friend of King Charles II , and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry .
He was the toast of the Restoration court and a patron of the arts. He married an heiress, Elizabeth Malet , and had many mistresses, including the actress Elizabeth Barry .
Our battle here in SL is as old as time!
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