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Address To Wm. Tytler, Esq., Of Woodhous(1 / 1)

addresstowm.tytler,esq.,ofwoodhouselee
  withanimpressionoftheauthor'sportrait.
  revereddefenderofbeauteousstuart,
  ofstuart,anameoncerespected
  aname,whichtolovewasthemarkofatrueheart,
  butnow'tisdespis'dandneglected.
  tho'somethinglikemoistureconglobesinmyeye,
  letnoonemisdeemmedisloyal
  apoorfriendlesswand'rermaywellclaimasigh,
  stillmoreifthatwand'rerwereroyal.
  myfathersthatnamehaverever'donathrone:
  myfathershavefallentorightit
  thosefatherswouldspurntheirdegenerateson,
  thatnameshouldhescoffinglyslightit.
  stillinprayersforkinggeorgeimostheartilyjoin,
  thequeen,andtherestofthegentry:
  betheywise,betheyfoolish,isnothingofmine
  theirtitle'savow'dbymycountry.
  butwhyofthatepochamakesuchafuss,
  thatgaveusth'electoralstem?
  ifbringingthemoverwasluckyforus,
  i'msure'twasasluckyforthem.
  but,loyay,truce!we'reondangerousground
  whoknowshowthefashionsmayaer?
  thedoctrine,to-day,thatisloyaysound,
  to-morrowmaybringusahaer!
  isendyouatrifle,aheadofabard,
  atriflescarceworthyyourcare
  butacceptit,goodsir,asamarkofregard,
  sincereasasaint'sdyingprayer.
  nowlife'schillyeveningdimshadesonyoureye,
  andushersthelongdrearynight:
  butyou,likethestarthatathwartgildsthesky,
  yourcoursetothelatestisbright.

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