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 For whilst, with rapture fraught, they this explore, And view such sights as ne'er were seen before, Some may, ere long, Hear extoll’d in ; And when some progres in the Arts they've made, Can tell who form'd the, the , the ; Or when their great utility they feel, And learn the use of and of , In extacy, may cry, enrapt with wonder, 'Dese English make de dat roar like tunder; 'De, de , de and de , 'All dat be grand, and ——, be dere.'

And when, in mirrors, they themselves behold, Dres'd out with amber beads, with pearls or gold, With varnish'd cheeks, of ochre, or red clay, Like Chimney Sweeps, deck'd out on first of May, With bracelets for their, their , their , Or gaudy pendants for their or ; Each martial, each sable colour'd , Won't cry, in broken French, 'Me nong-tong paw, But cry, in broken English, '0, Manne, Dat Englan be grand place—me go an zee.

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