"Let Fame to the world sound America's voice; No intrigues can her sons from their government sever; Her pride is her Adams; her laws are his choice, And shall flourish, till Liberty slumbers for ever."
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"Adams and Liberty", sts. 5 and 9. Written for, and sung at the fourth Anniversary of the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society, 1798. Works in Verse and Prose, &c. (Boston, MA: J. Belcher, 1812) pp. 245–7
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Robert Treat Paine Jr.
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Robert Treat Paine Jr. (December 9, 1773 – November 13, 1811) was an American poet and editor. He was the second son of Robert Treat Paine, who was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
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