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“This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe, For Freedom only deals the deadly blow; Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade, For gentle peace in Freedom's hallowed shade.”
Provenance
- Source:
- Written in an Album, 1842.
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- fb06edf1582c0a6bb445d5ff63261516c20dd65b35bc59a6258a0ed4ce011e48
public domain
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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