The low would be high, and the high would be higher;
Now Freedom's the word,
That unsheaths ev'ry sword,
But don't be deceiv'd by such pretexts as these:
'Tis not Freedom, nor Slavery,
That calls for your Bravery;
'Tis, only a Scramble for more Bread and Cheese.
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When others some party are venting their rage on,
Inflam'd by the news from Versailles or the Hague,