Of his Redeemer’s cross the figure made,—
Of that Redeemer, with whose laws his life,
From first to last, had been one scene of strife;
His royal master’s name thereon engraved,
Without more process the whole race enslaved;
Cut off that charter they from Nature drew,
And made them slaves to men they never knew!
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Under this title the most Christian Lords,
Hold,—thanks to conscience—more than half the ball;—