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NHG-P.775.053
12 Sep 1775:23 (986)
LIBERTY-TREE, A NEW SONG
Tune, The Gods of the Greeks.
In a chariot of light from the regions of day,
The Goddess of liberty came;
Ten thousand celestials directed the way,
And hither conducted the dame.
A fair budding branch from the gardens above,
Where millions with millions agree,
She brought in her head, as a pledge of her love,
And the plant she named, Liberty Tree.
. . . [2 more verses, each ending with the words 'Liberty
Tree']
But hear o ye swains, ('tis a tale most profane)
How all the tyrannical powers,
King, Commons, and Lords, are uniting amain,
To cut down this guardian of ours;
From the east to the west blow the trumpet to arms,
Thro' the land let the sound of it flee,
Let the far and the near--all unit with a cheer,
In defence of our Liberty Tree.
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