WEST ROXBURY PARK. 79 



The West Roxbury Parle. 



Now " Frankliu Park, — a misnomer. Dr. Franklin would have 

 " scoxuied the compliment." 



(Parody on Bruce' s Address to his Army.) 



Sons who lived on freedom's soil, 

 Sons whose lives were spent in toil, 

 Ye who let yonr lands despoil. 



Awake ! defend yonr rights. 

 Ye whose hopes were in yonr lands. 

 Ye whose plnek all power withstands, 

 Come and join resisting bands; 



In jnstice God delights. 



Come one, come all, who felt the power 

 That seized onr lands! Oh crnel honr 

 That wrenched by force the widow's dower 



And dealt a heavy blow. 

 These pnblic rights to onr domain 

 Cannot excnse nnrighteons gain. 

 Nor chitcli onr lands so franght with pain; 



One moiety they bestow. 



Onr lands they seized — shame on the crew 

 That dashed onr hopes without ado, 

 And smote the owners with their cue; 



We'll fight them tooth and nail. 

 By all oppression's woes and pains, 

 By pleading owners' galling chains, 

 We will just drain our dearest veins. 



These wrongs we will assail. 



