The Life of Major John André, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America
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And make a bow, and take a look, Like Satan over Lincoln. " And all the land around shall glory To see the Frenchmen caper, And pretty Susan tell the story In the next Chatham paper." * This solemn prophecy of course Gave all much consolation ; Except to Wayne, who lost his horse Upon the great occasion. * Miss Susannah Livingston (born 1748), the governor's daughter, was suspected of political authorship. Perhaps " an intercepted epistle to Ta- bitha from New York," dated Aug. 27, 1780, may be... attributed to her: " Sir Harry, it seems, was more sullen than ever ; And Andre complained of much bile on the liver." And again : " Alas, my sweet sister, I cannot but fear That something not good is to happen us here. The knight he is either involved in deep gloom, When no one but Andre dare enter his room," &c. Though her father had no mercy for "the British scoundrels," his house of Liberty Hall was protected in the invasion of June, 1780, by Lt. Col. Gordon; who on account of his sister, the dowager Duchess of Gordon and her husband Gen.
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