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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 Union and liberty.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06631.07 Author/Creator: Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph quotation signed Date: 15 May 1888 Pagination: 1 p. 29.1 x 22.3 cm Order a Copy

This is the next to the last stanza of his poem on divine protection for humanity.

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