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MS-B.773.076
7 Oct 1773:41 (3/140)
[29 lines introduction, response to "Nell and Kate"]
THE POEM IN TWO PARTS.
Part 1. Truly Rustic.
Why should not ev'ry trader sell by auction
His merchandise--as well as I my oxen,
Cowes, sheep, and horses--carts, ploughs, chains and
traces,
By night, or day--as best the owner pleases?
. . . [6 more lines]
Part II.
. . . [6 lines]
My muse shall sing the triumphs of that day
Throw off her bombast, and her skill display.--
And all the sons of liberty shall then,
In sacred harmony the chorus join. Amen
[signed] A Countryman.
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