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Brackenridge, H. H. (1748-1816)

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ANSWER TO A CHALLENGE.
  
THE AUTHOR AND THE CRITIC.
  
A Masque, written at the Warm-Springs, in Virginia, in the year 1784.
  
On the running away of the Nineteen Members of Assembly from the house, when it was proposed to call a Convention to consider the new system of Congressional Government; and on the apology made by them in their address, &c.
  
Apology for the Dissentients in the State Convention.
  
THOUGHTS ON INDIAN TREATIES.
  
On his excellency Anthony Wayne, commander in chief of the Federal Army, who died at Presq'isle, Dec. 14, 1796, on his return from his campaign against the Indians.
  
Genethlicon of the United States Magazine.
  
CINCINNATUS.
  
TO WHISKEY.
  
WHISKEY,
  
ANSWER TO AQUA VITÆ.
  
ANSWER TO BRUCE.
  
BRUCE TO AQUA VITÆ.
  
TO --- BRUCE.
  
ANSWER.
  
REPLY.
  
To the Sons of St. Andrew on the celebration of a late festival.
  
Ideas at the interment of Mrs. Bedford, the wife of Doctor Nathaniel Bedford of Pittsburgh, July 9th, 1790.
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THE BATTLE OF BUNKERS HILL,
  
Prologue, by Colonel John Park, of the American army.
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ACT I.
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SCENE I.
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ACT II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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ACT III.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE IV.
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ACT IV.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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ACT V.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV. AND LAST.
  
THE MODERN CHEVALIER.
  
A PASTORAL SONG.

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Just at that instant came, the house-maid
Alarm'd by hearing such strange noise made,
Mistook the thing she saw for robber,
And was afraid he might play hob with her;
She scream'd aloud, up came the mistress,
To learn the occasion of the distress,
She join'd the scream, next came the host,
To see if 'twas a rat or ghost....
The wight began to claw his breech,
And make apologizing speech....
I am, said he, an assemblyman,
Who to this upper story ran....
Assemblyman!....by the life of Pharaoh,
You are from the wheel barrow,
Do not I hear the chains rattle,
That usually are ty'd to cattle?
With that he knock'd him down with bludgeon,
And drew him from his airy lodging,
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And on the lower floor put question,
Has he a party colour'd vest on,
Or is his head shav'd? at this crisis,
Said one examine what his phiz is.
The wight was known, a senator!
No room to doubt it, or demur.
But now distinguish'd clear as day-light,
They wash'd his face and gave him eye-light:
And the domestics over-joy'd
Convey'd him to the house of Boyd.
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