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[In a triumphal car]

1 In a triumphal car,
2 Round the Town-house of Berwick,
3 The Genius of Tweed
4 Drove the Genius of Scotland,
5 From Berwick to town, on a mouthful of porter,
6 She begg'd at a door from a generous ostler.

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Title (in Source Edition): [In a triumphal car]
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Carstairs, Christian. Original Poems. By a Lady, Dedicated to Miss Ann Henderson. A Tribute to Gratitude and Friendships. Edinburgh: Andrew Shortrede, 1786, p. 70.  (ESTC T76883) (Page images digitized from a copy in the Bodleian Library [Harding C 680].)

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