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The doctor conceives to despond there's no call,
Let him physic our foes, and he'll soon kill 'em all.
, For barring, See.
The exciseman says war will our spirits raise higher;
The chandler exclaims, all the fat's in the fire ;
'Tis the lawyer's advice, if the French we must
meei,
To support the King's Bench by the help of the Fleet.
For barring, Sec.
Old Chissel the carpenter saw very plain,
A deal of our work must be done o'er again ;
And should foes set a foot on our beech but one inch,
He augurs they'll find heart of oak never flinch.
For barring, Sec,
Says tTie builder, what stories they raise with their
» tricks ;
Says the baker, those stories are built with French
bricks j
The landlord he swears he'll ne'er trust 'em again ;
The sexton looks grave, and the clerk says, Amen.
For barring, 8cc.
The cheesemonger thinks these are mighty affairs ;
*Twill be diamond cut diamond, the glazier declares ;
The soldier and sailor don't like to say much,
But brandish their cudgels, and long for a touch.
In short, all the town have their con's and their pro's,
And as each politician tells ail that he knows;
Of our foes I'll say this, if you won't take it ill,
They ne'er thrash'd us yet, and I don't think they
will.
For barring all pother
Of this, that, and t'other,
We always could bang 'em in turn.
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