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Poem
May 2, 1760
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Satirical dialogue in verse where Louis XV questions Echo about his realm's woes—finances, wars with England, lost colonies like Quebec, defeated army under Contades by Ferdinand—receiving punning responses that mock French misfortunes and suggest peace as relief.
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A DIALOGUE between Louis XV. and Echo.
Translated from the French.
ANSWER me, sweet Echo, 'tis Louis doth speak? Speak.
Tell me what State my Finance is reduc'd to? Fut o.
What Demon against me has rais'd all this War? English Tar.
Where then is my Fleet that should them have subdu'd? Mew'd.
Of my vast Colonies what now is the Fortune? Forts taken.
What Place shall at least be at Britain's Beck? Quebec.
Where are all my Trade Ships that on the Ocean did sail? At Sale.
What have they done with the brave Mariners? Prisoners.
What are the Exploits of the Marshal Contades? Redomontades.
My Army under him--pray, what's become of it? Discomfits.
Who has dar'd to fix on them so shameful a Brand? Ferdinand.
Should I not still try th' Effect of a Descent? A Feint.
Of so fine an Equipment.-- the future Success? Luckless.
What Name shall I bear in this critical Age? A Sage.
Where then is my Council--so wise and wary once? At Variance.
How acts my Parliament in so rueful a State? Remonstrate.
If they teaze me yet more, how shall I them punish? Banish.
From all my Vexations what will give me Ease? Peace.
And cure the Heart-Burnings that rankle the French? A Carte Blanche.
Translated from the French.
ANSWER me, sweet Echo, 'tis Louis doth speak? Speak.
Tell me what State my Finance is reduc'd to? Fut o.
What Demon against me has rais'd all this War? English Tar.
Where then is my Fleet that should them have subdu'd? Mew'd.
Of my vast Colonies what now is the Fortune? Forts taken.
What Place shall at least be at Britain's Beck? Quebec.
Where are all my Trade Ships that on the Ocean did sail? At Sale.
What have they done with the brave Mariners? Prisoners.
What are the Exploits of the Marshal Contades? Redomontades.
My Army under him--pray, what's become of it? Discomfits.
Who has dar'd to fix on them so shameful a Brand? Ferdinand.
Should I not still try th' Effect of a Descent? A Feint.
Of so fine an Equipment.-- the future Success? Luckless.
What Name shall I bear in this critical Age? A Sage.
Where then is my Council--so wise and wary once? At Variance.
How acts my Parliament in so rueful a State? Remonstrate.
If they teaze me yet more, how shall I them punish? Banish.
From all my Vexations what will give me Ease? Peace.
And cure the Heart-Burnings that rankle the French? A Carte Blanche.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Political
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Louis Xv
Echo Dialogue
French Defeats
Quebec
Marshal Contades
Ferdinand
Seven Years War
Satirical Verse
What entities or persons were involved?
Translated From The French.
Poem Details
Title
A Dialogue Between Louis Xv. And Echo.
Author
Translated From The French.
Subject
Louis Xv's Defeats In War And Domestic Troubles
Form / Style
Rhyming Couplets In Dialogue Form
Key Lines
What Demon Against Me Has Rais'd All This War? English Tar.
What Place Shall At Least Be At Britain's Beck? Quebec.
What Are The Exploits Of The Marshal Contades? Redomontades.
From All My Vexations What Will Give Me Ease? Peace.
And Cure The Heart Burnings That Rankle The French? A Carte Blanche.