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The Harp of Erin

Containing the Poetical Works of the Late Thomas Dermody. In Two Volumes
Dermody, Thomas (1775-1802)

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[Good statesman, be wise, and spend not your blood]

Good statesman, be wise, and spend not your blood,
No need of gaol, gibbet, or fetter;
To die for our country I own very good,
To live for our country much better.
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