Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842

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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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“Mr. Fare Play,” Poem, to JS, [
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Principal gathering place for Saints following expulsion from Missouri. Beginning in 1839, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints purchased lands in earlier settlement of Commerce and planned settlement of Commerce City, as well as surrounding areas....
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, Hancock Co., IL], ca. late 1842; unidentified handwriting; twenty pages; JS Collection, CHL.

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The patent wrench

a poem in four Books,

by (F. P.—)

Introduction

1 To the[e] O prophet I this book present

I know in this I have no bad intent

And when thou hast o’er all its pages look’d

If thou dost see a line wherein I’ve crook’d

Thou hast the pow’r the line to cast away

And down into its place another lay

Perhaps I’ve draw’n the bands to very tight

But upright men I know in truth delight

.2 O prophet true cease not to seek the Lord

That saints may through thy means secure the <word>

Although men chase thee as they did of old

The prophets true who did the truth unfold

Althou thou sailst through stormy seas and high

Fail not to raise thy voice & prophesy

That all the nations fair the truth may know

That God sees all the works of men below [p. [1]]
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Poem from “Mr. Fare Play,” circa Late 1842
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