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LOUIS 16th's Lamentation.
Crown and Scepter'd pow'rs adieu!
vain, transient joys you give;
But, ah! my Antionette, for you
I still could wish to live!
Royal pomp, the pride of Kings,
I quit without a sigh;
But grief from fond affection springs,
and Louis fears to die!
vain, transient joys you give;
But, ah! my Antionette, for you
I still could wish to live!
Royal pomp, the pride of Kings,
I quit without a sigh;
But grief from fond affection springs,
and Louis fears to die!
Many, many years in state
I liv'd as Monarchs do;
And Louis, destin'd to be great,
unrival'd greatness knew:
Vain delusions! not for you
I ask the boon of life,
Both death appals me, when I view
my children and my wife!
I liv'd as Monarchs do;
And Louis, destin'd to be great,
unrival'd greatness knew:
Vain delusions! not for you
I ask the boon of life,
Both death appals me, when I view
my children and my wife!
FINIS.
Falkirk—T. Johnston, Printer.
