Citation - Maryland Gazette-Annapolis (Green): 1749.11.01

MG-A(G.749.033
1 Nov 1749:32,41 (236)
From the Virginia Gazette.
A RHAPSODY ON RUM.
[A 2 line Latin inscription heads the poem]
Great Spirit, hail!----confusion's angry fire;
And like thy parent Bacchus, born of fire;
The jail's decoy, the greedy merchant's lure;
Disease of money, but reflection's cure.
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