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A CATCH.

Versus in opes rerum nugæque canore.

I

God bless the good Isle of Great Britain,
With the Monarchs who her Throne shall sit on.
Let them do whatsoever they please;
A true Patriot's known,
By his Zeal for the Crown,
Whilst it pays him his quarterly Fees.

II

He is no Politician for me,
Who boasts of being Honest and Free,
But can give neither Power nor Pence;
For my part, I'll pray
Still for those, who can pay,
Since, without it, there's no Common Sense.