The Poems and Miscellaneous Compositions of Paul Whitehead With Explanatory Notes on his Writings, and His life written by Captain Edward Thompson. With a Head of the Author, From a Painting by Mr. Gainsborough |
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A NEW OCCASIONAL SONG |
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A NEW OCCASIONAL SONG
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As performed by Mr. Beard in the character of a Recruiting Serjeant, at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, in the Entertainment of The Fair.
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In story we're toldHow our Monarchs of old
O'er France spread their royal domain;
But no annals shall show
Her pride laid so low,
As when brave George the Second did reign,
Brave Boys!
As when brave, &c.
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II
Of Roman and GreekLet Fame no more speak;
Tho' their arms did the Old World subdue,
Through the nations around
Let her trumpet now sound,
How Britons have conquer'd the New,
Brave Boys!
How Britons have, &c.
III
East, West, North, and South,Our cannons loud mouth
Shall the rights of our Monarch maintain;
On America's strand
Amherst limits the Land,
Boscawen gives law on the Main,
Brave Boys!
Boscawen gives, &c.
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IV
Each fort, and each town,We still make our own,
Cape Breton, Crown Point, Niagar;
Guardelupe, Senegal,
And Quebec's mighty fall,
Shall prove we've no equal in war,
Brave Boys!
Shall prove we've, &c.
V
Though Conflans did boastHe wou'd conquer our coast,
Our thunder soon made Monsieur mute;
Brave Hawke wing'd his way,
Then pounc'd on his prey,
And gave him an English salute,
Brave Boys!
And gave him, &c.
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VI
At Minden you knowHow we frighten'd the foe,
While homeward their army now steals,
“Though,” they cry, “British bands
“Are too hard for our hands,
“Begar! we can beat them in Heels,
Parbleu!
Begar! we, &c.
VII
Whilst our Heroes from homeFor laurels thus roam,
Should the Flat-bottom'd Boats but appear,
Our Militia shall show
No wooden-shoed foe
Can with Freemen in battle compare,
Brave boys!
Can with Freemen, &c.
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VIII
Your Fortunes and Lives,Your Children and Wives,
To defend, 'tis the time now or never:
Then let each Volunteer
To the Drum-head repair—
King George and Old England for ever!
Brave Boys!
King George, &c.
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