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212 L'NITED STATES<br />
I?Iarseilles Hymn <strong>of</strong> Liiberty.<br />
Ye sons <strong>of</strong> Freedom, wake to gl 'ry !<br />
Hark ! hark ! what myriads bid you rise.<br />
Your children, wives, and grandsiies hoary.<br />
Behold <strong>the</strong>ir tears and hear <strong>the</strong>ir cries.<br />
Shall hateful tyr.ints, mischiefs breeding.<br />
With hireling hosts, a ruUian band.<br />
Affright and desolate <strong>the</strong> land.<br />
While peace and liberty lie bleeding ?<br />
To arms ! to arms ! ve brave!<br />
Th' avenging sword unsheath:<br />
March on, march on, all heaurts resolv'd.<br />
On victory or death.<br />
Now, now, <strong>the</strong> dangerous storm is rolling,<br />
Which treacherous kings confederate raisOi<br />
The dogs <strong>of</strong> war, let loose, are howling.<br />
And lo! our fields and cities blaze.<br />
And shall we basely view <strong>the</strong> ruin,<br />
While lawless force with guilty stride.<br />
Spreads desolation far and wide.<br />
With crimes and blood his hands imbruing 1<br />
To ai*ms ! to arms ! ye brave, &c.<br />
With luxury and pride surrounded.<br />
The vile insatiate despots dare,<br />
Pheir thirst <strong>of</strong> power and gold unbounded.<br />
To mete and vend <strong>the</strong> light and air.<br />
Like beasts <strong>of</strong> burden would <strong>the</strong>y load us.<br />
Like gods would bid <strong>the</strong>ir slaves adore,<br />
But man is man, and who is more ?<br />
Then shall <strong>the</strong>y longer lash ami goad us?<br />
To arms ! to arms ! ye brave, &c<br />
CVi Liberty, can man resign <strong>the</strong>e,<br />
Once havwug felt thy generous flame 1
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