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Show TO WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON. CnAMPION of those who groan bene ath Oppression's iron ha!H.l : In view of penury, hate and death, I see thee. fearl ess stand . Still bearing up thy lofty brow, In the steadfast strength of truth , In manhood sealing well the vow And promise of thy youth. Go on !-for thou hast ohosen well ; On in the strength of God ! Long as one human hen rt shall swell Beneath the tyrant's rod. Speak in a slum bering nation's e ar, As thou hast e ver spoke n, Until the dead in sin shall hearThe fetter's link be broken! I love th ee with a brother's love, I feel my pulses thrill, T o mark thy spirit soar above The cloud of human ill. 2 |