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Title] An ode on the Destruction of the Bastile MS. O.

In MS. O stanza iv follows stanza i, part of the leaf being torn out. In another MS. copy in place of the asterisks the following note is inserted: 'Stanzas second and third are lost. We may gather from the context that they alluded to the Bastile and its inhabitants.'

long long] live-long MS. O.

Shall She, O Freedom, all thy blessings share MS. O erased.