Citation - Boston Gazette: 1777.11.17

BG.777.023
17 Nov 1777:22 (1211)
Camp at Quernas, 3d October 1777.
An Acrostic. [Horatio Oates spelled vertically in left col]
H ail!  Hail!  American hail, and hear my story;
O ur hero comes, and crowns us with [victory].
R egaine'd our northern isle, and set us free;
A nnals of history sound kind heav'ns decree,
T imbrels with dancing celebrate his praise; 
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