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To Josiah Burchet Esq;
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To Josiah Burchet Esq;
On his being chosen Member of Parliament.
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BURCHET's Name! well pleas'd, I saw
Amang the chosen Leet,
Wha are to give Britannia Law,
And keep her Rights complete.
Amang the chosen Leet,
Wha are to give Britannia Law,
And keep her Rights complete.
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O may the rest wha fill the House
Be of a Mind with thee,
And British Liberty espouse;
We glorious Days may see.
Be of a Mind with thee,
And British Liberty espouse;
We glorious Days may see.
The Name of Patriot is mair great
Than Heaps of ill win Gear:
What boots an opulent Estate,
Without a Conscience clear?
Than Heaps of ill win Gear:
What boots an opulent Estate,
Without a Conscience clear?
While sneaking Sauls for Cash wad troke
Their Country, GOD and King,
With Pleasure we the Villain mock,
And hate the worthless thing.
Their Country, GOD and King,
With Pleasure we the Villain mock,
And hate the worthless thing.
With a' your Pith, the like of you,
Superior to what's mean,
Shou'd gar the truckling Rogues look blew,
And cow them laigh and clean.
Superior to what's mean,
Shou'd gar the truckling Rogues look blew,
And cow them laigh and clean.
Down with them,—down with a' that dare
Oppose the Nation's Right;
Sae may your Fame like a fair Star
Throu' future Times shine bright.
Oppose the Nation's Right;
Sae may your Fame like a fair Star
Throu' future Times shine bright.
Sae may kind Heaven propitious prove,
And grant what e'er ye crave;
And him a Corner in your Love,
Wha is your humble Slave.
And grant what e'er ye crave;
And him a Corner in your Love,
Wha is your humble Slave.
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