But Titus Said, With His Uncommon Sense, When The Exclusion Bill Was In Suspense

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But Titus said, with his uncommon sense,
When the Exclusion Bill was in suspense:
"I hear a lion in the lobby roar;
Say, Mr. Speaker, shall we shut the door
And keep him there, or shall we let him in
To try if we can turn him out again?"
-- James Bramston (-1744)
-- Art of Politics

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