Part 3 — LINES ON JOHN THOMPSON,
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Who was hanged on Newcastle Town Moor, for Horse Stealing, about 20 Years ago.
By —— Ogle, Schoolmaster, Gateshead.
John Thompson just now, Will find it is true, That thieving is worse than the sword; In the space of an hour, He’ll dance on the Moor, Attach’d to a rope, or a cord.