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MG-B(D.778.018
4 Aug 1778:41 (4/171)
To Governor Johnstone, one of the British Commissioners . .
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When Satan first from Heaven's bright region fell,
And fix'd the gloomy monarchy of hell,
Sin then was honest; pride led on the tribe;
No devil receiv'd -- no devil propos'd a bribe:
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When the sad echo of St. Pulchre's bell,*
Tolls to the carted wretch, a last farewell,
. . . [8 lines, signed] Common Sense.
Philadelphia, July 27, 1778.
* A bell near Newgate in London, which is always tolled when
criminals pass by for execution. . . [6 lines]
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