Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Sonnet to Liberty.

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GLC#
GLC06643
Type
Documents
Date
9 October 1863
Author/Creator
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Title
Sonnet to Liberty.
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

"Know this, O man, whate'er thy earthly fate-/God never made a tyrant nor a slave:/Woe, then, to those who dare to desecrate/His sacred image! - for to all He gave/Eternal rights, which none may violate;/And by a mighty hand th'oppressed He yet shall save." Signed and dated Boston, October 9th, 1863.

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