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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

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Amidst the heat of senatorial strife,

1778.


Chatham appears with fast retiring breath,
And where his country claim'd his well spent life,
Makes a last effort for her cause in death.
Now Cockneys, as they gravely walk,
In consequential tones,
Of Coxheath Camp and Keppel talk,
And wonder at Paul Jones.