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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)

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1791.

Indian King Tippoo calls his chiefs to arms,
And hence begins a scene of lengthen'd strife,
Which keeps the Eastern world in dire alarms,
'Till Tippoo's empire closes with his life.