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EPIGRAM CCXXVII.
[While Britain's arms, by sea and land]
AUDI ALTERAM PARTEM.
While Britain's arms, by sea and land,
Our tars and soldiers bear,
Their country boasts a generous band,
Which makes their cause, its care.
Our tars and soldiers bear,
Their country boasts a generous band,
Which makes their cause, its care.
To sooth the widow'd mother's grief,
And dry the orphan's tears,
A liberal fund of prompt relief,
Subscribing affluence rears.
And dry the orphan's tears,
A liberal fund of prompt relief,
Subscribing affluence rears.
This England owes to manly zeal,
Nor owes to that alone;
Ladies for their defenders feel,
And Patriot spirit own.
Nor owes to that alone;
Ladies for their defenders feel,
And Patriot spirit own.
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History! when thy recording page
Our Heroes brings to view,
Keep for the Heroines of the age
A space to merit due!
Our Heroes brings to view,
Keep for the Heroines of the age
A space to merit due!
To merit, whose alternate fame
Includes the Brave and Fair;—
And proves our Men no praise can claim,
But what our Women share!
Includes the Brave and Fair;—
And proves our Men no praise can claim,
But what our Women share!
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