They look a heady gill,[[12]]
When one and all they loudly swore,
They’d fight upon the hill.
But here the muse hath not a strain
Befitting such great deeds,
Huzza! they cried, huzzah for Wayne,
And shouting——. . . . .
| [11] | Alluding to Wayne’s early occupation. |
| [12] | It was a favorite idea with the Tories that the Whig party “embraced none of the temperate and respectable portion of the community.” |