Mirth and Metre consisting of Poems, Serious, Humorous, and Satirical; Songs, Sonnets, Ballads & Bagatelles. Written by C. Dibdin, Jun |
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“PRO ARIS ET FOCIS.” |
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“PRO ARIS ET FOCIS.”
I'm a true honest-hearted gay fellow,
And scorn to be hanging aback,
Who fear neither bullet nor billow,
And this has been always my Jack:
In defence of my system to pledge heart and hand,
And to fight for my King and my dear native land.
And scorn to be hanging aback,
Who fear neither bullet nor billow,
And this has been always my Jack:
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And to fight for my King and my dear native land.
Some people about Whig and Tory,
And such sort of trash, and to do,
Will tell you all day a tough story,
And, perhaps, all they say may be true;
But such outlandish lingo I don't understand;
So I fight for, &c.
And such sort of trash, and to do,
Will tell you all day a tough story,
And, perhaps, all they say may be true;
But such outlandish lingo I don't understand;
So I fight for, &c.
Both parties they quarrel most rarely,
I'm puzzled with which side to strike—
For both find sound argument fairly,
To prove they're all patriots alike;
Yet I side with no maxims I don't understand,
But I fight for, &c.
I'm puzzled with which side to strike—
For both find sound argument fairly,
To prove they're all patriots alike;
Yet I side with no maxims I don't understand,
But I fight for, &c.
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