Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1775.08.19

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Index Entry Lyric, topical [beg] While civil wars distract this happy land 
Location Williamsburg 
Citation
VGW(HU.775.072
19 Aug 1775:41 (1254)
THE PRESENT TIMES.  ADDRESSED TO A YOUNG LADY.
[quotation from Ovid.]
While civil wars distract this happy land, 
And brothers fall beneath a brother's hand, 
When sire and son uplift the threat'ning shield, 
And frequent parricides pollute the field;
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Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1775.08.19 
Publisher Dixon, John, and Wm. Hunter 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1775 
Bibliography B0048728
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