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A Political Litany By Philip Freneau From a kingdom that bullies, and hectors, and swears, we send up to heaven our wishes and prayers that we, disunited, may freemen be still, and Britain go on—to be damned if she will. Philip Freneau, a political writer, poet, and newspaper editor, composed compelling verse about the American predicament, blurring the line—if such a one ever existed—between rhetoric and poetry. In his poem A Political Litany, composed in 1775.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:47:05 +0000

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