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NHG-P.765.061
31 Oct 1765:13,21,22,23 (474)
The Lamentation of the New-Hampshire Gazette, in particular,
and the press in general, on a suspicion of losing their
liberty.
. . . [6 lines from Cato and Addison]
What a hard case is it, that after this day's appearance
upon the stage of action, I must die, or submit to that
which is worse than death, be stamp'd, and lose my
freedom--will all the good deeds I have done signify
nothing!--If the whole Kingdom of England would save my
life, I am unable to live under this burden; therefore I
must die!--O unhappy that I am--It is true, life, like the
harmony in music, is composed of the contrarities of several
notes, sweet and harsh, sharp and flat, sprightly and
solemn; 'tis chequer'd with variety of circumstances;
sometimes it swells with a prosperous fortune; at others it
ebbs into the lowest degree of adversity; and seldom admits
of constancy and durability--. . . [22 lines, 96 lines, 96
lines, 23 lines, all lamenting the advent of the Stamp Act]
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