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Poem
January 12, 1782
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Satirical poem written extempore in early 1779 by a facetious clergyman in Savannah, Georgia, mocking Commodore Hyde Parker for stealing indigo from private stores, involving a maneuver of shifting casks, and accusing him of immorality and hypocrisy.
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The following lines were written extempore on Commodore Hyde Parker, by a facetious Clergyman, at Savannah, in Georgia, in the beginning of 1779, on hearing of the Commodore's excellent manœuvre with respect to a quantity of Indigo he found in the stores of private persons in Georgia, and which he affected to say he would deliver to the owners, having taken the necessary precaution to shift the casks.
HYDE PARKER! Hide for Shame your head,
And keep from Mrs Copi's bed;
Nor deem yourself a Commodore,
Who traffick with a common whore;
Besides, perhaps, you may be damn'd,
For disobeying God's command:
But if you mean to save your soul,
Restore the indigo you stole.
God ne'er made man whose deeds are darker,
Than those of Commodore Hyde Parker.
I'll no more the wretch derides,
But change his name to Parker Hyde.
HYDE PARKER! Hide for Shame your head,
And keep from Mrs Copi's bed;
Nor deem yourself a Commodore,
Who traffick with a common whore;
Besides, perhaps, you may be damn'd,
For disobeying God's command:
But if you mean to save your soul,
Restore the indigo you stole.
God ne'er made man whose deeds are darker,
Than those of Commodore Hyde Parker.
I'll no more the wretch derides,
But change his name to Parker Hyde.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Political
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Hyde Parker
Indigo Theft
Commodore Satire
Savannah Georgia
Clergyman Verse
Moral Rebuke
What entities or persons were involved?
By A Facetious Clergyman
Poem Details
Author
By A Facetious Clergyman
Subject
On Commodore Hyde Parker And His Manœuvre With Indigo In Georgia
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Hyde Parker! Hide For Shame Your Head,
Restore The Indigo You Stole.
God Ne'er Made Man Whose Deeds Are Darker,
But Change His Name To Parker Hyde.