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AWM.736.013
1-8 Apr 1736:21 (849)
[Verse in long report of the circumstances surrounding the
seizure of fishing boats in the Hudson.]
I've not the art of tickling vulgar ears,
But yet my vote weighs somewhat with my peers.
When A--s judge, 'tis musick to be loud,
And that which shocks the thinking, charms thee [ ].
. . . [19 lines, further on dispute between New-York and
New-Jersey]
'Tis cruel pleasure to enjoy the pain
Our sentence dooms the guilty to sustain;
Justice forgets the first and great intent,
When to revenge she turns the punishment.
. . . [4 more lines]
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