The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid |
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Soon shall our sails, in commerce unconfin'd,
Whiten each sea and swell in every wind.
Then should far other pirates rove the main,
To plunder urg'd by sateless lust of gain;
Rise, fathers of our councils! trade protect,
Make warring pow'rs our neutral rights respect;
To vengeance rous'd by many a corsair-crime,
Resume in wrath an attitude sublime;
And make, as far as heav'n's dread thunder rolls.
Our naval thunder shake the sea-girt poles.
Whiten each sea and swell in every wind.
Then should far other pirates rove the main,
To plunder urg'd by sateless lust of gain;
Rise, fathers of our councils! trade protect,
Make warring pow'rs our neutral rights respect;
To vengeance rous'd by many a corsair-crime,
Resume in wrath an attitude sublime;
And make, as far as heav'n's dread thunder rolls.
Our naval thunder shake the sea-girt poles.
| The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys | |