A Churchman and Dissenter
Had once an odd adventure,
And grew exceeding hot.
They made a mighty pother,
And railed at one another
About they knew not what.

But when they came to cooling,
And leave off party fooling,
They found they'd been to blame
Like Christian and like brother
They look'd at one another,
For each man meant the same.

That names of Whig and Tory
Were all an idle story,
A stateman's artful snare;
Invented to divide us
But with a view to ride us,
And then the cash to share.

That trade and navigation,
Those bulwarks of the nation,
We should with life defend;
And not with tame subjection
Be subject to inspection,
Or to proud Spaniards bend.

So reconciliation
Succeeded disputation,
Both being in one mind.
To make their hearts the lighter
They made their cheeks the brighter,
And in this health they join'd.

A Protestant Succession,
Without the least oppression
In Church or yet in State.
O may our faith's defender
Increase the nation's splendour,
And make us truly great.