Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Sonnet to Liberty.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06643 Author/Creator: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Poem Date: 9 October 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.3 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy
"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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