Give Me The Avowed, The Erect, The Manly Foe, Bold I Can Meet,--perhaps May Turn His Blow!

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Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe,
Bold I can meet,--perhaps may turn his blow!
But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send,
Save, save, oh save me from the candid friend!
-- George Canning (1770-1827)
-- New Morality

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