A Battle! A Battle! (Extended) - 11
And make us odious to our Betters.
WHEREFORE we pray that thee will hear us
And when that’s done no Doubt will clear us.
OUR People, Friend, as thee must know,
Above a hundred Years ago
(For ’tis so long a Period since
That our Religion did commence)
Were never found such stupid Sots,
As to delight in Blood and Plots;
Nor can their worst of Foes remember
They lik’d the Month thee call November
Tumults and Quarrels Friends abhor ’em
Others may fight their Battles for ‘em
While they can sit at home in ease,
And eat Plum-pudding as they please.
THEIR Conduct was so very winning,
They gain’d a Liberty of sinning
Plain Scripture then they might deny
And not be ask’d a Reason why.
YET these good Creatures, now and then
Were hardly us’d by cruel Men;
And underwent hard Blows and Knocks
