Maxioms by Thomas Campbell
United States, your banner wears
Two emblems--one of fame;
Alas! the other that it bears
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United States, your banner wears
Two emblems--one of fame;
Alas! the other that it bears
Reminds us of your shame.
Your banner's constellation types
White freedom with its stars,
But what's the meaning of the stripes?
They mean your negroes' scars.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
A stoic of the woods,--a man without a tear.
Better be courted and jilted
Than never be courted at all.
Better be courted and jilted
Than never be courted at all.
