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NJG-T.778.009
20 May 1778:41 (1/25)
THE FUTURE GLORY OF AMERICA
Soon as the lark observes the morning's grey,
The first faint glimmerings of the opening day,
Upward he springs, to meet the rising light,
Hangs in mid-air and carrols at the sight:
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Some future bard, whom all the muses love,
Shall sing the charms of fair Virginia's grove,
Or tune his vocal reed by Schuylkill's side,
Struck with the beauties of his silver tide:
And Susquehanna, as she rolls along,
Shall hear her name immortaliz'd in song.
. . . [26 more lines, signed] Adolphus
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