Citation - Independent Ledger: 1781.05.28

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Index Entry Franklin, Mr, attributed author of lyric [beg] While free from force 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
IL.781.032
28 May 1781:41 (3/156)
ON THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
(Said to be written by Dr. Franklin.)
  While free from force the press remains,
  Virtue and freedom chear our plains,
  And learning largesses bestows,
  And keeps unlicens'd open house.
  . . . [20 more lines]


Generic Title Independent Ledger 
Date 1781.05.28 
Publisher Draper and Folsom 
City, State Boston, MA 
Year 1781 
Bibliography B0018259
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