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American Revolution. 22C

2. The wifdom of the wife, was fealed up as in a bag; the eloquent orator, was like to a bottle filled with new wine, and had no vent; their vifages were marred, and cover- ed with wrinkles, and fierce wrath fiulhed from their eye-balls.

3. The tables were turned upon them, their joy departed like a mid that hovereth on ihc top of the mountains, before the fun arifeth I

4. And hope, the lad fupport of the wretch- ed, the ail-cheering companion of the child of woe, fpread her downy pinions, fcar'd at the frightful appearance of that monfter, known amongft the fons and daughters of difobedience, whofe name is dispalr, the hi- deous offspring of guilt.

5. Far other wife, were the tidings received in the kingdom of Gaul;* there was great rejoicing in the land; and the joy of thepeo-


 * FrancC; anciently fo called.

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