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BNL.765.071
14 Nov 1765:31 (0)
Last Friday, the day appointed for the Stamp-Act's taking
place in America, was similar to a description in Addison's
Cato. . . [1/2 column describing funeral-metaphor]
The afternoon was spent in rejoicing and bells ringing--the
court-house was ornamented with ensigns of loyalty--and the
evening song was,
The birthright of Britons is Freedom,
The contrary is worse than Death's pangs.
Chorus: Huzza for George the Third.
Britannia's songs despise slavery,
And dare to be nobly free!
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