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388 APPENDIX.
We made this alliance, as well it is known,
That Austria's great house might recover their own :
King Charles is of part of his kingdom possest,
And Bouchain would quickly fright France from the rest ;
For sure the whole nation by this time must know.
That the way to Madrid is by Paris to go.
But why have we made such a glorious campaign,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain ?
All treaties with France may be sung or be said,
To-morrow they'll break what to-day they have made ;
And therefore our senate did wisely address,
That none might be made whilst she Spain did possess ;
The queen too to them did last sessions declare.
That Spain ought to be their particular care.
But speeches, addresses, and senates are vain,
Since now at the last we must give up Spain,
Since now we must give up Spain.
By giving up Spain we give up our trade.
In vain would they tell us a treaty is made
For yielding us forts in the distant South-Seas,
To manage our traflSc with safety and ease.
No lies are too gross for such impudent fellows :
Of forts in the moon as well they might tell us.
Since France at her pleasure may take them again,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain.
Some lords were impeach'd for a famous partition,
Which kept the allies in far better condition ;
For then of raiu silk we were only bereft.
But now neither silver nor gold will be left.
If that treaty then did impeachment require.
Sure this calls at least for the rope or the fire.
Since Britain had never such cause to complain,
If now at the last we must give up Spain,
If now we must give up Spain.
When Pett'cum to Paris did openly go,
What doubts and what jealousies did we not show?
How loudly did we against Holland exclaim ?
Yet surely our statesmen are now more to blame :
For how can they think our allies will not fire
At privately sending that Machiavel Prior?