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may this column perpetuate | may this column perpetuate | ||
and at the same time | and at the same time | ||
the depravity of the | the depravity of the Age | ||
when | when | ||
Public justice was | Public justice was prostituted to private policy | ||
and | and | ||
Guilt found protection | Guilt found protection | ||
In the | In the | ||
Blood of the innocent | Blood of the innocent | ||
when | when | ||
approved courage and unimpeached loyalty | approved courage and unimpeached loyalty | ||
confirmed by a forty years faithful service | confirmed by a forty years faithful service | ||
were ineffectual | were ineffectual securities for the | ||
Life and Honour | Life and Honour | ||
of a | of a | ||
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mistaken resentment of a deluded people | mistaken resentment of a deluded people | ||
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interested persecution of a stale [ | interested persecution of a stale [ junta?] | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 15 July 2017
The Honourable John Byng fourth son of George Lord Viscount Torrington suffered Political Martyrdom The 14th day of March 1757 whose memory may this column perpetuate and at the same time the depravity of the Age when Public justice was prostituted to private policy and Guilt found protection In the Blood of the innocent when approved courage and unimpeached loyalty confirmed by a forty years faithful service were ineffectual securities for the Life and Honour of a British Commander against the mistaken resentment of a deluded people and the interested persecution of a stale [ junta?]
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