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... and fortune , was now standing for little Thurot , and observing the extreme
agony in which the father of the child appeared , inquired what was the cause of it
; the priest informed her . She was touched with so melancholy an occasion , it
put ...
... and fortune , was now standing for little Thurot , and observing the extreme
agony in which the father of the child appeared , inquired what was the cause of it
; the priest informed her . She was touched with so melancholy an occasion , it
put ...
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... in freedom ' s cause , That brave defender of his country ' s laws ; Who , from
her fields the Pitt - leagued tyrants chased , And all the hordes of slaves that laid
them waste ; Made the crown ' d robbers of his native soil , Shake on their blood ...
... in freedom ' s cause , That brave defender of his country ' s laws ; Who , from
her fields the Pitt - leagued tyrants chased , And all the hordes of slaves that laid
them waste ; Made the crown ' d robbers of his native soil , Shake on their blood ...
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Nurse of heroes , famed in story , Oft confounding France and Spain ; May those
miscreants cause thy glory , As of old , to shine again . See thy sister - island
standing , Mark her calm majestic form ; All her ancient soul commanding ,
Smiling at ...
Nurse of heroes , famed in story , Oft confounding France and Spain ; May those
miscreants cause thy glory , As of old , to shine again . See thy sister - island
standing , Mark her calm majestic form ; All her ancient soul commanding ,
Smiling at ...
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P435 | 3 |
POPULAR SONGS ILLUSTRATIVE OF | |
Songs relating to the Bantry Bay Invasion 1 The Shan Van Vocht 43 | 43 |
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