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Poem
September 22, 1768
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
An acrostic poem prefaced by a Juvenal quote, urging judicious sons of Britain to rouse and defend their sacred liberty from anarchy, licentiousness, and evil disguised as freedom, ending with a call to scan the initials and despise the fiend.
Merged-components note: Epigraph is an introductory Latin quote to the following acrostic poem on liberty, adjacent spatially and in sequential reading order.
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Full Text
Aetli aliquid brevibus Gyaris, vel carcere dignum
Si vis esse aliquid. Probitas laudatur et alget.
Juvenal.
Judicious sons of Britain, rouse! awake!
Your sacred Liberty lies at the stake;
MOIZE
Now verging on dire Anarchy's rude laws.
What shall a wretch (abandon'd to all evil)
Call back with fortitude your Country's laws,
Invade the Nation's peace, and play the devil?
HM
Loud though he bawl Fair liberty's my claim,
Now well Licentiousness is the sole aim.
E
Expect no Good from freedom in disguise;
S
Scan the initials, and the Fiend despise.
Si vis esse aliquid. Probitas laudatur et alget.
Juvenal.
Judicious sons of Britain, rouse! awake!
Your sacred Liberty lies at the stake;
MOIZE
Now verging on dire Anarchy's rude laws.
What shall a wretch (abandon'd to all evil)
Call back with fortitude your Country's laws,
Invade the Nation's peace, and play the devil?
HM
Loud though he bawl Fair liberty's my claim,
Now well Licentiousness is the sole aim.
E
Expect no Good from freedom in disguise;
S
Scan the initials, and the Fiend despise.
What sub-type of article is it?
Acrostic
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Independence
Political
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
Britain
Liberty
Anarchy
Licentiousness
Freedom
Fiend
Poem Details
Subject
Rousing Britain Against Anarchy Disguised As Liberty
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Judicious Sons Of Britain, Rouse! Awake!
Scan The Initials, And The Fiend Despise.