William McCarty, comp. The American National Song Book. 1842.
LibertyFrom the New York Gazette, or Weekly Post-Boy, May 30, 1765
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His sacrilegious hand,
To drive fair Liberty, our praise,
From his own native land.
By future ages cursed;
But live to lasting infamy,
Branded, of traitors worst.
Who, in their country’s cause,
Shall cast reluctant fear away,
Immortal in applause.
Sha’n’t dread oppression’s voice;
But boldly dare those rights t’ assert,
In which all men rejoice.