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Short Title Sailor's Rights, 1815 
Title Sailor's Rights 
Pages 56 
Publisher Burtis, Samuel 
Location MWA/0AOA/0WC/Rdx MF 35835 
Date 1815 
Place New-York 
Data Place Rdx S35835 
Comments  
First Line Page Verses
Come lads draw near (fl)  3-7   
Come Yankee lads give ear to me (fl)  8-9 
Hush Johnny Bull, with your boasting orations (fl)  9-12 
Ye tars of Columbia! who seek on the main (fl)  12-14  14 
One day, while dad neptune was holding his court (fl)  15-17  13 
Three times my dear Mama was wed (fl)  17-18 
In a cave, by the side of the ocean, sat groaning (fl)  18-20 
I'm a tight Irish boy, from the town of Tralee (fl)  20-22  10 
Hail America hail! unrival'd in fame (fl)  22-24 
When ruthless war rears high his head (fl)  24-25 
Hail Liberty supreme delight (fl)  25-27 
Columbia! Columbia! to glory arise (fl)  27-28 
Again, Columbia's stripes unfurl'd (fl)  29-30 
Come strike the bold anthem, the war-dogs are howling (fl)  30-31 
Though Europe may boast of her fine shady bowers (fl)  32-33 
We sail'd to and fro in Erie's broad lake (fl)  33-34 
When Vulcan forg'd the bolts of Jove (fl)  35 
Come each gallant lad who for pleasure quits care (fl)  35-36 
How sweet on the mountains where heath-bells are growing (fl)  36-37 
When at war on the ocean we meet the proud foe (fl)  37-38 
Says Plato, why should man be vain? (fl)  38-39 
In a little blue garment all ragged and torn (fl)  39-40 
Sweet is the ship, that, under sail (fl)  40-41 
Life's like a ship in constant motion (fl)  41-42 
Streamers were flying; the canvas was spreading, The (fl)  43 
Now the rage of battle ended (fl)  44-45 
Battle first my soul employs (fl)  46 
I'm call'd honest Ben, but for what I don't know (fl)  46-47 
You swarking lads! attend to me [sic] (fl)  48-49 
Let others boast a monarch's pride (fl)  50-52 
When freedom first the triumph sung (fl)  52-53 
Blow! blow loud the trumpet---the trumpet of Fame (fl)  54-55 
[O what glorious news is just] (fl)  56 
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