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NHG-P.780.004
12 Aug 1780:21,22,23,31,32,33,41 (1242)
A gentleman lately arrived from London, has favored us with
the Scourges No. II, III, IV, V and VI, lately published
there, which are worthy of the perusal and approbation of
every genuine well-wisher to the liberties, the honor and
happiness of his country; and will give us a [ ] idea of
the sentiments of our virtuous friends, (the friends of
every honest man) and of their determination to scourge the
present tyrannical rulers of the British empire.--But, that
they may extirpate, as well as scourge, God of his infinite
mercy grant.
The Scourge, No. II.
February 5, 1780.
Busy in blood, and eager to destroy,
He curses all the blessings we enjoy;
Our dearest rights he studies to pull down,
And daily murders deify his crown.
To the King.
I know no respect that is due to a man, altho' he is called
King, when he keeps no terms with the people who made him
so--The injustice, the cruelty, and the oppressions of your
reign exceed any thing in the annals of this country.
. . . [68 lines, 96 lines, 70 lines of a letter to the King
about why the rebellion is justified]
The Scourge, No. III.
Saturday, February 12, 1780.
Can ye, O Britons, unconcerned behold
Your rights invaded, and your country sold!
See freedom tottering on the brink of fate,
Her friends imprison'd, and her foes elate!
No--one more glorious struggle let us make,
And if we fail--we'll perish for her sake:
Freedom alone, to live can relish give,
And ceasing to be free, let's cease to live.
To the People.
Friends and Countrymen,
It is your virtue and your firmness alone, which can give
new life to the expiring freedom of your country; and
restore the sacred constitution of the British empire to its
pristine vigor.
. . . [6 lines, 96 lines, 96 lines, 34 lines]
The Scourge, No. IV.
Saturday, February 19, 1780.
To the Right Honorable (subtle Scotchman) William Murray,
Esq; of Mansfield, and Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice of
the polluted Court of King's Bench, Governor of the
Charter-House, and one of his Majesty's most baneful Privy
Counsellors.
. . . [171 lines further explaining the grievances that
caused the rebellion]
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