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III.

To court thee to Britannia's arms Serene the climes and mild the sky,

Her region boaſts unnumber'd charms,

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Thy welcome ſmiles in ev'ry eye. Thy promiſe, Neptune keep, record my pray'r, Nor give my wiſhes to the empty air.

Boſton, October 10, 1772.
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