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But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word; And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be.
But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word; And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yet to be.
Approximate author period: c. 1828 AD · industrial
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- Fitz-Greene Halleck
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- Approximate author period: c. 1828 AD · industrial
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- Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)
Marco Bozzaris.
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