Citation - New York Journal-Poughkeepsie: 1781.08.20

NYJ-P.781.002
20 Aug 1781:13 (1906)
When the white horse doth o'er the lyon rule,
And great Kingdoms are guided by a mule;
When the rank thistle doth surpass the rose,
In odour and in smell please every nose;
When Covent Garden cross the Atlantic sails,
And women's heads grow bigger than their tales;
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