The Independent Statesmen, and Liberal Landlord

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Norfolk's struggling farmers stand at the centre of James Parkerson's verse tribute to T. W. Coke, their county's parliamentary representative and a landlord praised for reducing rents. Falling grain prices, heavy taxation and national debt give the poem its urgency. Parkerson sets the practical help offered to tenants against the spending and self-interest he attributes to those in high office.

The address moves between public argument and local observation, including a visit to New Holkham, accounts of agricultural improvement and the effects of weak farm incomes on shopkeepers. Praise for hospitality and fair dealing sits beside sharp portraits of pride and misplaced claims to credit.

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Author: James Parkerson
Reading time: About 15 minutes
Pages: 14
Language: English
Genre: Poetry
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