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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
On echo's pinions words inspired went ringing through the land,
To bid the colonies as one for Independence stand,
And Adams, Franklin, Livingston, were typical of men
Who watched the march prophetic of the Jeffersonian pen,
Which wrote: "We are and ought to be" and lo! they seemed to see
A wreath of golden glory frame the magic emblem "free!"
Oh, deep the joy that stirred the brave as Philadelphia's bell
Gave forth the grateful tidings in a fervent "all is well!"
To bid the colonies as one for Independence stand,
And Adams, Franklin, Livingston, were typical of men
Who watched the march prophetic of the Jeffersonian pen,
Which wrote: "We are and ought to be" and lo! they seemed to see
A wreath of golden glory frame the magic emblem "free!"
Oh, deep the joy that stirred the brave as Philadelphia's bell
Gave forth the grateful tidings in a fervent "all is well!"
And sternest voices quivered while the laughter born of tears
Disclosed a richer cadence in the quick, triumphant cheers;
Though gazing down the vale of time, how could they then behold
Disclosed a richer cadence in the quick, triumphant cheers;
Though gazing down the vale of time, how could they then behold
