The bard of the dales or poems and miscellaneous pieces; with a life of the author, written by himself. By John Castillo |
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ENGLAND FOR NOVELTY.
MEANING THE CLUBS IN GENERAL.
Of all the regions worthy of applause,
Ours is the clime for systems, creeds, and laws;
While some of them, much sterling doth contain,
Others are as erroneus and vain.
Ours is the clime for systems, creeds, and laws;
While some of them, much sterling doth contain,
Others are as erroneus and vain.
Some seek, in spite of persecution's flood,
Mesiah's Glory, and the public good;
Others indeed, so much resemble Paine,
A man would think poor Tom had rose again!
Mesiah's Glory, and the public good;
Others indeed, so much resemble Paine,
A man would think poor Tom had rose again!
A system has been lately set on foot
Which multitudes has into office put,—
So suitable to many in this land,
As though 't had been by some archangel plann'd.
Which multitudes has into office put,—
So suitable to many in this land,
As though 't had been by some archangel plann'd.
Such was the Devil once, as we've been tell'd,
But was thrown out, for principles he held;
That power he yet engages to deceive
All those that won't the Truth in Christ believe.
But was thrown out, for principles he held;
That power he yet engages to deceive
All those that won't the Truth in Christ believe.
But whether he be in this scheme or no,
It meets approval of both high and low;
And men jump at it, with as much delight
As fishes leaping on a summer's night.
It meets approval of both high and low;
And men jump at it, with as much delight
As fishes leaping on a summer's night.
There is good in't, if you take pains to look,
And with that good the Devil baits his hook;
To imitate his kingdom, doth compel
A Fishermen, or ought, to people Hell!
And with that good the Devil baits his hook;
To imitate his kingdom, doth compel
A Fishermen, or ought, to people Hell!
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