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OH! BLAME NOT THE BARD.
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2.- priz'd are her sons, till they've learn'd . to be - tray ;
3. stran - ger shall hear thy la - ment . . on his plains,
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1. bow to the war -
2. live, if they shame .
3. harp shall be sent . .
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1. song of de - sire, Might have pour'd the full
2. dig - ni - ty's way, Must be caught from the
3. ri - vet thy chains, Shall pause at the
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tide of the pa - tri - ot's heart,
pile where their coun-try ex-pires.
song of their cap- fives and weep!