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Joseph Rodman Drake Quotes

1795–1820 United States

Joseph Rodman Drake (August 17, 1795 – September 21, 1820) was an early American poet.

United States
19th-century poets
Poets

Also known as: Drake, Joseph Rodman

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Flag of the free heart's hope and home!
By angel hands to valour given,
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome;
And all thy hues were born in heaven.

When Freedom from her mountain height
Unfurled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Joseph Rodman Drake (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.