The Works of the Right Honourable Sir Chas. Hanbury Williams ... From the Originals in the Possession of His Grandson The Right Hon. The Earl of Essex and Others: With Notes by Horace Walpole ... In Three Volumes, with Portraits |
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A BALLAD:
(Written in June 1743.)
SOME think Lord Carteret bears the sway,
And rules the kingdom, and the king;
The Lord of Bath does, others say,
And others swear 'tis no such thing.
And rules the kingdom, and the king;
The Lord of Bath does, others say,
And others swear 'tis no such thing.
That 'tis Lord Wilmington, no doubt,
Directs this nation, Cary boasts;
But in their guesses, they're all out,
We're govern'd by the Lord of Hosts.
Directs this nation, Cary boasts;
But in their guesses, they're all out,
We're govern'd by the Lord of Hosts.
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A moment's patience, and I'll prove
The argument I'm now pursuing;
Who is there, but the Lord above,
That knoweth what this nation's doing.
The argument I'm now pursuing;
Who is there, but the Lord above,
That knoweth what this nation's doing.
Whether the war goes on with Spain,
In which so many Britons fell;
And what our fleets do on the main,
The Lord, and only he, can tell.
In which so many Britons fell;
And what our fleets do on the main,
The Lord, and only he, can tell.
The Lord, and he alone doth know,
How taxes will be rais'd this year;
The Lord knows how much 'tis we owe,
And the Lord knows, when we shall clear.
How taxes will be rais'd this year;
The Lord knows how much 'tis we owe,
And the Lord knows, when we shall clear.
The Lord knows how our army'll fare,
We're govern'd by the Lord knows who;
Our king is gone, the Lord knows where,
And the Lord knows what we shall do.
We're govern'd by the Lord knows who;
Our king is gone, the Lord knows where,
And the Lord knows what we shall do.
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