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The Poems of St. George Tucker of Williamsburg, Virginia 1752-1827

Tucker, St. George (1752-1827)

POEMS AMONG FRIENDS

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PATRIOTIC POEMS

On General Washington

On General Arnold

The Progress of Cornwallis An Irregular Ode

On Hearing of the Attack Made by the British Captain Douglas, of the Navy, on the Chesapeake, Commanded by Commodore Barron, in June, 1807, Near Cape Henry

Ode For the new year—1809

Lines Written Soon After the Declaration of War Against Great Britain, in June, 1812, When Congress Passed an Act for Raising Troops.

Invocation Addressed to Every Friend of His Country; September 1814

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	The Poems of St. George Tucker of Williamsburg, Virginia 1752-1827

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Written in a County Courthouse

Here Justice sits and holds her scales:
But ah! her balance often fails.

	The Poems of St. George Tucker of Williamsburg, Virginia 1752-1827