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Monday, January 31, 2005
from The Mouse's Petition to Dr. Priestley...
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Oh, hear a pensive captive's prayer,
For liberty that sighs,
And never let thine heart be shut
Against the prisoner's cries!
For here forlorn and sad I sit,
Within the wiry grate,
And tremble at the approaching morn
Which brings impending fate.
If e' er thy breast with freedom glowed,
And spurned a tyrant's chain,
Let not thy strong oppressive force
A free-born mouse detain!
posted by gbarto at 8:57 PM
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