Poem by Mary Wortley Montagu

Epigram, 1734

Born to be slaves, our fathers freedom sought,
And with their blood the precious treasure bought;
We their mean offspring our own bondage plot,
And, born to freedom, for our chains we vote.

1. To Mr. ------
2. Town Eclogues: Tuesday; St. James's Coffee-House
3. Melinda's Complaint
4. To a Friend on His Travels
5. Verses Addressed to the Imitator...

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