Versos English Michael Wigglesworth In Confinement Liberty

English poem

In Confinement Liberty

by (1631–1705)

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What may this Riddle mean? Confined, and yet Free! In Bands, yet Loose! A Prisoner, And yet at Libertee! 'Tis but a Notion sure; No, No, It's very True, And that these Pages following Will prove and plainly shew.