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Hansford:
A TALE OF BACON'S REBELLION.
BY ST. GEORGE TUCKER.
Rebellion! foul dishonouring word— Whose wrongful blight so oft has stained The holiest cause that, tongue or sword Of mortal ever lost or gained. How many a spirit, born to bless, Hath sank beneath that withering name; Whom but a day's, an hour's success, Had wafted to eternal fame! Moore. ...