Politics & government

      Lord John Townſhend

               FOR EVER,

YE Freemen ! or ye who would wiſh to be free !
Ye Electors of Weſtminſter, liſteh to me,
Let not Miniſtry trample your Freedom upon,
But freely your ſuffrages give for LORD JOHN.
                                                       Derry down, &c.

Let no hired ſailors intimidate You ;
Be valiant, be hearty, to Townſhend be true,
He'll never forſake You, but do all he can,
To prove himſelf worthy your choice as a man.
                                                       Derry down, &c.

Lords Ruſſell and Cavendiſh join hand and heart,
Fox and Sheridan likewiſe are taking your part ;
Their fortunes and lives they devote unto You,
Then join with thoſe Vet'rans ! to TOWNSHEND be true !
                                                       Derry down, &c.

Let Hood boaſt of feats that he never has done,
Or declare for the Shop-Tax he never made one,
He's the Miniſter's tool, deny it who can,
Then who'll ſay he's ſit for a Parliament man.
                                                       Derry down, &c.

How many baſe meaſures his party purſues,
With falſe Affidavits they fill up the News ;
Tho' ſo often detected, and fairly confuted,
Their honor (good lack !) they think can't be diſputed,
                                                       Derry down, &c.

Then join, ye ſtaunch heroes, to Liberty's cauſe,
Protect your own Freedom, maintain your juſt laws ;
May Fox and LORD JOHN be for ever united,
And the Freedom of WESTMINISTER never be blighted.
                                                       Derry down, &c.