The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys Late Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America to the Court of Madrid |
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Why, Britain, rag'd thine insolence and scorn?
Why burst thy vengeance on the wretch forlorn?
The cheerless captive, to slow death consign'd,
Chill'd with keen frost, in prison glooms confin'd;
Of hope bereft, by thy vile minions curst,
With hunger famish'd, and consum'd with thirst,
Without one friend—when death's last horror stung,
Roll'd the wild eye, and gnaw'd the anguish'd tongue.
Why burst thy vengeance on the wretch forlorn?
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Chill'd with keen frost, in prison glooms confin'd;
Of hope bereft, by thy vile minions curst,
With hunger famish'd, and consum'd with thirst,
Without one friend—when death's last horror stung,
Roll'd the wild eye, and gnaw'd the anguish'd tongue.
| The miscellaneous works of David Humphreys | |