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Then our Freedom to bless.
He wou'd handcuff the Press*
Which he says is too dariu^ and airy;
And to lessen his fury*
No Trial hy Jury ,
"What dye think of this Corsican Fairy .
* 4
Tho' a tale they advance ,
We must bow down to France,
Let them do so well prove the contrary;
For our hearts must b<' broke ,
Ere we bend to the Yoke t
Of the Tyrant Corsican Fairy.
S
Then what is the Tret *
Which they boast of so free ,
Why Liberty, no the contrary',
Ant they slaves of the thing*
Now their Consular King*
Of the plundering Corsican Fairy.
' 6 ' f
Tho* bVd give you to know-* .
Of his honor and so *
Manifestos and deeds often vary *,
Dont the blood, of Toussaint*
All the promises stain »
Of the merciful Corsican Fairy*
' Y l -
Yet thiB Man with words "full*
Wou'd fain frighten John Bull*
Dnd'nt John tell him no the contrary*,
For ere he here skips ,
He must swallow our Ships*
Must this terrible Corsican Fairy.
8
Nay more heart and hand*
Will we join in a band*
And prove that true Britons right hearty >
More firmly will cling*
To our Country and King,
And laugh at the great Bonaparte*
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Then our Freedom to bless.
He wou'd handcuff the Press*
Which he says is too dariu^ and airy;
And to lessen his fury*
No Trial hy Jury ,
"What dye think of this Corsican Fairy .
* 4
Tho' a tale they advance ,
We must bow down to France,
Let them do so well prove the contrary;
For our hearts must b<' broke ,
Ere we bend to the Yoke t
Of the Tyrant Corsican Fairy.
S
Then what is the Tret *
Which they boast of so free ,
Why Liberty, no the contrary',
Ant they slaves of the thing*
Now their Consular King*
Of the plundering Corsican Fairy.
' 6 ' f
Tho* bVd give you to know-* .
Of his honor and so *
Manifestos and deeds often vary *,
Dont the blood, of Toussaint*
All the promises stain »
Of the merciful Corsican Fairy*
' Y l -
Yet thiB Man with words "full*
Wou'd fain frighten John Bull*
Dnd'nt John tell him no the contrary*,
For ere he here skips ,
He must swallow our Ships*
Must this terrible Corsican Fairy.
8
Nay more heart and hand*
Will we join in a band*
And prove that true Britons right hearty >
More firmly will cling*
To our Country and King,
And laugh at the great Bonaparte*
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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