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NYP-N.783.008
24 Nov 1783:32 (335)
BRITAIN ON THE STOOL OF REPENTANCE; or, an
Ode for the New Year, January 1, 1783.
by William Whitehead, Esq. Poet Laureat.
Ye nations hear th'immortal tale--
Tho' armies press, tho' fleets assail,
Tho' vengeful war's collected stores,
At once united Bourbon pours--
. . . [40 more lines]
(This is a genuine ode. It is extracted from a London
Magazine, of January 1783 The Poet Laureat in England is
appointed by the crown, and receives a settled salary. The
ode for the new year is always set to music, and performed
at the Court of St. James, in the presence of his Majesty.)
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