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FJ.781.031
12 Sep 1781:22, 23 (21)
From a London paper.
ON ADMIRAL RODNEY'S ALLOWING THE GOVERNOR OF ST. EUSTATIUS
ONLY ONE HOUR TO CONSIDER OF A SURRENDER.
How vast the gallant Rodney's power;
How glorious he appears,
Who more has done in one short hour
Than others have for years."
REFLECTION OF AN AMERICAN ON THE ABOVE LINES.
This hodge-podge chief, compos'd of all that's base,
Trembled to look a Frenchman in the face:
To him, forgetful of his master's fame,
De Grasse and fifty devils were the same:--
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