...what old John Dryden said of such a band, in his day, that they were " maintained at vast expense ; In peace a charge — in war a weak defence. Stout, once a year, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand." It might bo said, hoirercr,...

...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expen*e , and state the tides ; instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct blustering band, And ever, -but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the...

...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms; Mouths without hands; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence: Stout once a month they march, a blust'ring band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,...

...alarms, And, raw in field, the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence. Stout once a month, they march a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,...

...alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands; maintain 'd at vast expense ; In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they mareh, a hlustering hand, And ever, hut in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn, when, issuing...

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...little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.1 I fancy they halted just now, taking us,...

...little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us,...

...alarm, And now in fields the rude militia swarms. Mouths, without hands, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blust'ring band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. This was the morn, when hast'ning to the guard,...

...367. And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands : maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand. Line 400 Of seeming arms to make a short...