Memoir and Poems of Phillis Wheatley/A Rebus
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A REBUS.—BY J.B.
A Bird delicious to the taste,
On which an army once did feast,
Sent by a hand unseen;
A creature of the horned race,
Which Britain's royal standards grace,
A gem of vivid green;
A town of gaiety and sport,
Where beaux and beauteous nymphs resort,
And gallantry doth reign;
A Dardan hero famed of old
For youth and beauty, as we're told,
And by a monarch slain;
A peer of popular applause,
Who doth our violated laws
And grievances proclaim.
The initials show a vanquished town,
That adds fresh glory and renown
To old Britannia's fame.