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PG-P.783.044
24 Dec 1783:31, 32 (2793)
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Scotland to his son,
late an officer in the American army, dated Hawick,
September 1, 1783. . . [1 column, including:]
. . . with the spirit and sentiment of the soldier in the
tragedy of the Roman Father, when hearing that a battle was
resolved upon; and is thus--
And conquest's self would lose its charms to me,
Should I not share the danger---
. . .
To conclude, I give you a virtuous sentiment taken from the
forementioned tragedy of the Roman Father,
The patriot's breast
No hopes, no fears, but for his country knows,
And in her danger loses private woes.
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Now blessed be God who hath given you the victory, and hath
restored peace with independency.--
Freed from the dread of bloody cruel war
Be blest with concord and sweet harmony,
No sound of trumpet or the noise of drums,
The awful signs of war, disturb your peace.
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