THE MODERN PATRIOT. William Cowper Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T14895 K027775.000 Cowper, William, 1731-1800. Poems: by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. London printed for J. Johnson 1782 pp. 313-314. [4],367,[1]p. ; 8⁰.

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THE MODERN PATRIOT . REBELLION is my theme all day , I only wish 'twould come ( As who knows but perhaps it may ) A little nearer home . 2. Yon roaring boys who rave and fight On t'other side the Atlantic , I always held them in the right , But most so , when most frantic . 3. When lawless mobs insult the court , That man shall be my toast , If breaking windows be the sport Who bravely breaks the most . 4. But oh ! for him my fancy culls The choicest flow'rs she bears , Who constitutionally pulls Your house about your ears . 5. Such civil broils are my delight , Tho' some folks can't endure 'em , Who say the mob are mad outright , And that a rope must cure 'em . 6. A rope ! I wish we patriots had Such strings for all who need 'em — What ! hang a man for going mad ? Then farewell British freedom .