And here we go again with no historical knowledge: "No refuge could save, Hireling or slave From terror of flight, Or gloom of grave," The hirelings and slaves mentioned in the third verse are a direct reference to the British practice of using Hessian mercenaries as ground troops [hirelings] and kidnapped/shanghai'd sailors in their naval service [slaves] When the shit hit the fan, there would be no quarter given to ANYONE associated with the Brits.

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