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1779–1843 United States
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the words to the United States national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
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'Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
If we believe in the existence of a great moral and political evil amongst us, and that duty, honour, and interest, call upon us to prepare the way for its removal, we must act.
Yet yield not to despair! be born again,
I am clearly at opinion that they had no other power, and they could not lawfully do, what I think the record shows they did, constitute themselves a court to try and condemn you for prevarication.
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)
So sings the world's fond slave! so flies the dream
As to the prevarications which the court charge upon you, I think they must have had an erroneous of opinion of what constituted prevarications, as they certainly had, in my opinion of their power, to take notice of it as an offence.
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