Editorial note — Chapter XI · THE COLONIES IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
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A. Which may be turned out of its native bed into an inferior English one thus:—
Monday, some shares I obtained;
Tuesday, thereby millions I gained;
Wednesday, my establishment grew;
Thursday, to an equipage I flew;
Friday, at the ball I long tarried;
And Saturday to the poor-house was carried.