Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty's war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains. (Charles Lamb)

Ay, down to the dust with them, slaves as they are From this hour let the blood in their dastardly veins, That shrunk at the first touch of Liberty's war, Be wasted for tyrants, or stagnate in chains.

Charles Lamb

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