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The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys

Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid
Humphreys, David (1752-1818)

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OCCASIONAL POEMS.

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Then see, like reptiles in their native dung,
New broods of monsters from the monster sprung;
Voracious revel in their sire's decay,
Suck his heart's blood, and perish with their prey!
 

This prediction was written and seen by a number of the author's friends long before the first deportation and changes of the French Directory.

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