Citation - Pennsylvania Ledger: 1778.04.11

PL.778.113
11 Apr 1778:31 (143)
London. Jan. 1.  This day the following Ode, written by Wm.
Whitehead, Esq; Poet Laureat, and set to music by Dr. Boyce,
was performed before their Majesties and the Royal Family,
in the Council Chamber, St. James's.
ODE FOR THE NEW-YEAR, JANUARY 1, 1778
When rival nations, great in arms, 
Great in pow'r, in glory great, 
Fill the world with war's alarms, 
And breathe a temporary hate, 
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