The works of Mr. Thomas Brown Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings |
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Upon the Pensioners in the Parliament.
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Upon the Pensioners in the Parliament.
As when a Wolf or Fox too long does fleeceThe Non-resisting Lambs, or Passive Geese,
The Peasants take th'Alarm, and seize the Foe,
And shouting Boys in long Ovation go;
The careful Housewife, to revenge her Wrongs,
Takes down the sharpest Spit, and heats her Tongs;
All their Resentments by their Curses show,
And happy's he that gives the greatest Blow.
Thro' every Street the stinking Vermin's led,
To the Town-Hall, and there they fix his Head.
First seize their Money, for 'tis all your due,
These Slaves did get it all by selling you.
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