Had I the settling of your doom,
Your shrift were short, and brief your stay.
As 'tis, I'll watch you on your way.
A Land of Liberty! Precisely.
And curs of that advantage take.
But, if you want my tip concisely,—
We hate the wolf and loathe the snake:
And as you seem a blend of both,
To crush you I'd be little loth.
Freedom we love, and, to secure it,