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A Metrical History of England

Or, Recollections, in Rhyme, Of some of the most prominent Features in our National Chronology, from the Landing of Julius Caesar to the Commencement of the Regency, in 1812. In Two Volumes ... By Thomas Dibdin

Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)

VOL. I.

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VOL. II.

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In India, war with savage fury roars,
'Till Clive again goes out and peace restores;

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At Monaco's Italian state,
Edward of York submits to fate.

Sujah Dowlah espoused the cause of Cossim, the deposed Nabob of Bengal; and such was the neglect of the Government there, that notwithstanding the victories of General Carnac, it was thought necessary to send out Lord Clive, who, upon his arrival, restored the peace of the country, by a treaty of alliance with the Mogul Emperor.

His Majesty's brother, the Duke of York, died of a fever, at the Palace of the Prince of Monaco.