That letters called “of Marque,”
Shall save from England’s vengeance,
Each cut-throat pirate bark?
Oh, no! let’s hope henceforth a rope
Shall be knotted ’neath the ear,
As pirates to hang
Every man of the gang
Of each thievish Privateer.
Diogenes, Vol. III., p. 122. March, 1854.