BIB Id 291175
Appeal to Freemen.
TIMES, alas! are most distressing,
Tyranizes o'er the main.
Thousands, doom'd to base employments,
Spend in chains their hopeless lives:
Torn from all their dear enjoyments,
Parents, children, friends and wives.
Hear the father thus bemoaning:
"O my sons, for you I die!"
While his captive children groaning,
In a floating dungeon lie.
See, the line of battle closing!
See the gallant foe advance!
See, our hardy sons opposiug,
For'cd to fight the tars of
Can you bear such treatment
Will you drain the cup of
Rouse, to save impressed seamen!
Rouse, to conquer every foe!
Both alike with fury yell;
All our
Like a band let loose from hell.
Hark! the warriors wildly yelping,
O'er the world and deserts roam;
Works his passions to a foam.
Worst of all the human vices,
Let astonished earth behold!
Freemen, can you bear such slaughters?
Will you drain the cup of woe?
Rouse, to save your wives and daughters,
Rouse, to conquer every foe!
(Half seduced as she believes)
Counting on a gang of
Soon to help a group of
Men, who yield to base seduction,
Soon must bear their country's frown,
Doom'd to death, and dire destruction,
Let the hand of
One defence is stormy weather,
But secures the chosen
All in bonds of love united,
Safe beneath our eagle's wings
Let the fowls of heaven, invited,
Come and eat the flesh of kings,
CHORUS.
Live forever Constitution,
Live forever Rights of Man,
Live forever, O
Here true Liberty began.
*
the