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<HEAD>THE LOYAL HEALTH.</HEAD>
<HEAD TYPE="sub">A Court Song,</HEAD>
<OPENER>to a Delicate new Tune, called,
<HI>At the Foot of a</HI> Willow, <HI>clo&s;e under the Shade.</HI></OPENER>
<LG N="1">
<HEAD>I.</HEAD>
<L>SInce Plotting's a Trade,</L>
<L>Like the re&s;t of the Nation.</L>
<L>Let 'em Lie, and Swear on,</L>
<L>To keep up the Vocation;</L>
<L>Let Tinkers, and Weavers,</L>
<L>And <HI>Joyners</HI> agree,</L>
<L>To find work for the <HI>Cooper,</HI></L>
<L>They'l have none of me;</L>
<L>Let Politick Shams,</L>
<L>In the States-man abound,</L>
<L>While we quaff our Bumpers,</L>
<L>And &s;et the Gla&s;s round:</L>
<L>The jolly true Toper's</L>
<L>The be&s;t Subject &s;till,</L>
<L>Who drinks off his Liquor,</L>
<L>And thinks no more ill.</L>
</LG>
<LG N="2">
<HEAD>2.</HEAD>
<L>Then let us &s;tand to't,</L>
<L>And like hone&s;t Men fall,</L>
<L>Who love King and Country,</L>
<L>Duke, Dutche&s;s and all;</L>
<L>Not &s;uch as wou'd blow up</L>
<L>The Nation by &s;tealth,</L>
<L>And out of the flame</L>
<L>Rai&s;e a new Common-wealth.</L>
<L>Nor &s;uch, who again&s;t Church</L>
<L>And Bi&s;hops do rage,</L>
<L>To advance old <HI>Jack Presbyter,</HI></L>
<L>On the new Stage.</L>
<L>But to all hone&s;t <HI>Tories,</HI></L>
<L>Who'l fight for their King,</L>
<L>And to Crown the brave Work,</L>
<L>With the Court wee'l begin.</L>
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<LG N="3">
<HEAD>3.</HEAD>
<L>Here's a Health to the King,</L>
<L>And his Lawful Succe&s;&s;ors,</L>
<L>To hone&s;t <HI>Tantivies,</HI></L>
<L>And <HI>Loyal Addre&s;&s;ors;</HI></L>
<L>But a pox take all tho&s;e,</L>
<L>That promoted <HI>Petitions</HI></L>
<L>To Poy&s;on the Nation,</L>
<L>And &s;tir up <HI>Seditions;</HI></L>
<L>Here's a Health to the Queen,</L>
<L>And her Ladies of Honour,</L>
<L>And a pox take all tho&s;e,</L>
<L>That put Sham-Plots upon her.</L>
<L>Here's a Health to the Duke,</L>
<L>And the Senate of <HI>Scotland,</HI></L>
<L>To all hone&s;t Men,</L>
<L>That from <HI>Bi&s;hops</HI> ne're got-Land.</L>
</LG>
<LG N="4">
<HEAD>4.</HEAD>
<L>Here's a Health to <HI>L'e&s;trange,</HI></L>
<L>And the boon <HI>Heraclitus:</HI></L>
<L>With true Tory <HI>Thomp&s;on</HI></L>
<L>Who never did &s;light us;</L>
<L>But confounding <HI>Broom, Paulin,</HI></L>
<L>And Alderman <HI>Wrightus,</HI></L>
<L>With <HI>Tony</HI> and <HI>Bethel,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ignoramus,</HI> and <HI>Titus</HI></L>
<L>Here's a Health to the Church,</L>
<L>And all tho&s;e that are for it,</L>
<L>Gonfu&s;ion to Zealots,</L>
<L>And <HI>Whigs</HI> that abhor it;</L>
<L>May it ever be &s;afe,</L>
<L>From the new mode Refiners:</L>
<L>And Ju&s;tice be done</L>
<L>Upon <HI>Coopers</HI> and <HI>Joyners.</HI></L>
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<LG N="5">
<HEAD>5.</HEAD>
<L>Here's a Health to old <HI>Hall&mdash;,</HI></L>
<L>Who our joys did re&s;tore;</L>
<L>And pox take each Popular</L>
<L>Son of a Whore;</L>
<L>To the <HI>Spaniard</HI> and <HI>Daxe,</HI></L>
<L>The brave <HI>Ru&s;&s;ian</HI> and <HI>Moor,</HI></L>
<L>Who come from far Nations,</L>
<L>Our King to adore;</L>
<L>To all that do Wor&s;hip,</L>
<L>The God of the Vine,</L>
<L>And to old Jolly <HI>Bowman</HI></L>
<L>Who draws us good Wine;</L>
<L>And as for all Traytors,</L>
<L>Whether <HI>Bapti&s;t</HI> or <HI>Whig,</HI></L>
<L>May they all trot to <HI>Tyburn,</HI></L>
<L>To dance the old Jig.</L>
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<LG N="6">
<HEAD>6.</HEAD>
<L>Here's a Health to all tho&s;e,</L>
<L>Love the King and his Laws,</L>
<L>And may they near Pledge it</L>
<L>That Broach the <HI>Old Cau&s;e.</HI></L>
<L>Here's a Health to the State,</L>
<L>And a Plague on the Pack</L>
<L>Of <HI>Common-wealth</HI> Canters</L>
<L>And <HI>Presbyter Jack;</HI></L>
<L>To the uppermo&s;t pendent</L>
<L>That ever did play</L>
<L>On the highe&s;t Top-gallant</L>
<L>Oth' Soveraign oth' Sea;</L>
<L>And he that denies,</L>
<L>To the Standard to lore,</L>
<L>May he &s;ink in the Ocean,</L>
<L>And never Drink more.</L>
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<P><HI>LONDON:</HI> Printed for <HI>A. Banks,</HI> MDCLXXXII.</P>
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