The poem is set just before the establishment of the Roman Republic in 509 BC. The poem's locations are Rome, Ardea, twenty-four miles south of Rome, and Collatium, ten miles east of Rome.
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One speaks the Glory of the British Queen And one describes a charming Indian Screen...sometimes Counsel take--and sometimes Tea.
Pope is making fun of the idea that the Queen takes matters of state as seriously as having a cup of tea.
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