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XVIII.—ANOTHER.
[Let Hal his treason now confess]
Let Hal his treason now confess,
Display'd to every eye:
'Twas base in Hal to sell a peace,
But great in Bob to buy.
Display'd to every eye:
'Twas base in Hal to sell a peace,
But great in Bob to buy.
Which most promotes Great Britain's gain,
To all mankind is clear;
One sends our treasure 'cross the main,
One brings the foreign here.
To all mankind is clear;
One sends our treasure 'cross the main,
One brings the foreign here.
But if 'tis fit to give rewards
Or punishments to either,
Why, make them both together lords,
Or hang them both together.
Or punishments to either,
Why, make them both together lords,
Or hang them both together.
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