Citation - Independent Advertiser: 1748.09.12

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Index Entry Lyric, topical [beg] Tho' peace may discharge all our hands at a jerk 
Location Boston 
Citation
IA.748.019
12 Sep 1748:22 (37) 
THE SAILOR'S CONSOLATION UPON THE PROSPECT OF A PEACE.
Tho' peace may discharge all our hands at a jerk,
And trade may be wanting to set us to work,
Two choices, my lads, we shall have in reserve;---
As pyrates, to hang; or, as honest men, starve.


Generic Title Independent Advertiser 
Date 1748.09.12 
Publisher Rogers and Fowle 
City, State Boston, MA 
Year 1748 
Bibliography B0017543
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