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First Line: Sing out, pent souls, sing cheerfully!
Last Line: And daunce to th' musick of your chaines.
Subject(s): Prisons & Prisoners; Convicts


Sing out, pent Soules, sing cheerefully!
Care Shackles you in Liberty,
Mirth frees you in Captivity:
Would you double fetters adde?
Else why so sadde?
Besides your pinion'd armes you'l finde
Griefe too can manakell the minde.
Live then Pris'ners uncontrol'd;
Drinke oth' strong, the Rich, the Old,
Till Wine too hath your Wits in hold;
Then if still your Jollitie,
And Throats are free;
Tryumph in your Bonds and Paines,
And daunce to th' Musick of your Chaines.






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