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3 :ſet conſcience at a diſtance; Paſſive obediance was a joke,
 * and piſh for non-reſidance.
 * And this is law, &c.

When gracious Anne aſcends the throne,
 * the church of England's glory,

Another face of things was ſeen,
 * and I became a Tory:

Occaſional conformity baſe,
 * I d—n’d their moderation

And thought the Church in danger was,
 * by ſuch preverication.
 * And this is law &c.

When George, in pudding time, came o’er,
 * and moderate men look’d big, Sir,

I turned cat in pan once more,
 * and then became a Whig, Sir,

And ſo preferment I procur’d,
 * from our new faith's defender;

And almost every day abjur’d
 * the Pope and the Pretender.
 * And this is law, &c.

The illuſtrious Houſe of Hanover,
 * and Prodeſtant ſuceeſſion;

To those I do allegiance ſwear,
 * while they can keep poſſeſſion.

For, by my faith and loyalty,
 * I never more will faulter,

And George my lawful king ſhall be,
 * untill the times ſhall alter.
 * And this is law, &c.