What's the Spring, breathing Jessamine and Rose, What's the Summer, with all its Gay train; What's the Plenty of Autumn to those Who have bartered their freedom for Gain.
CHORUS Let the Love of your King's Sacred right, To the Love of your Country Succeed, Let Freindship & Honour unite And Flourish on Both Sides the Tweed.
No Sweetness those Senses can share Which Corruption & Bribery bind: No calmness that Heart e'er can chear • For Honour's the Sun of the Mind. CHORUS
Let Virtue distinguish the brave place riches in lowest degree, Think him poorest who can be a Slave, Him richest who dares to be free. CHORUS
Let us think how our Ancestors rose, Let us think how our Ancestors fell, 'twas their rights they defended, 'twas those They bought with their Blood wch we Sell. CHORUS
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