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The Comparison, 1705.
That fitting Measures might be taken
To save a certain Prince's Bacon,
Three Heroes, all true Sons of Mars,
As e're look'd Enemy in the A---c,
Met lately to concert Affairs.
Eug--- the Eldest Child of Fame,
Who conquers with his very Name,
Is once more come to help at a dead Pinch,
And means to play the Devil with the French;
With M---h known far and near,
For Great Atchievements fam'd in War;
Who's wisely march'd the Lord knows where,
With Troops as good as ever fought,
Full fifty thousand Men;
He's gone to do the Lord knows what,
And will return I don't know when.
Ev'n Warlike Lewis, whose Designs
Were never yet to hurt his Friends,
Who fighting wisely can refrain,
And Hunt while German Towns are ta'en.
To save a certain Prince's Bacon,
Three Heroes, all true Sons of Mars,
As e're look'd Enemy in the A---c,
Met lately to concert Affairs.
Eug--- the Eldest Child of Fame,
Who conquers with his very Name,
Is once more come to help at a dead Pinch,
And means to play the Devil with the French;
With M---h known far and near,
For Great Atchievements fam'd in War;
Who's wisely march'd the Lord knows where,
With Troops as good as ever fought,
Full fifty thousand Men;
He's gone to do the Lord knows what,
And will return I don't know when.
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Were never yet to hurt his Friends,
Who fighting wisely can refrain,
And Hunt while German Towns are ta'en.
These three, all Men of mighty Deeds,
Together wisely laid their Heads,
To make a smart Campaign:
So the three famous Wits of late
Club'd Brains together to compleat,
A Fourth as wise Trelooby;
And one may wager a good Sum on't,
Some mighty Matters soon will come on't,
If current Rumour true be.
Together wisely laid their Heads,
To make a smart Campaign:
So the three famous Wits of late
Club'd Brains together to compleat,
A Fourth as wise Trelooby;
And one may wager a good Sum on't,
Some mighty Matters soon will come on't,
If current Rumour true be.
You'll see e'er this Campaign is o'er
Deeds worthy to be crackt on;
Three Loobies writ a Farce before,
Three Gen---ls now will act one.
Deeds worthy to be crackt on;
Three Loobies writ a Farce before,
Three Gen---ls now will act one.
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