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Red, White, and Blue.

(Pat's Pick, page 70; Franklin Square No. 1, page 72;, Oct. 17, '89.)

O! Columbia! the gem of the ocean,

&emsp;The home of the brave and the free,

The shrine of each patriot's devotion,

&emsp;A world offers homage to thee,

Thy mandates make heroes assemble,

&emsp;When liberty's form stands in view,

Thy banners make tyranny tremble,

&emsp;When borne by the red, white and blue,

When borne by the red, white and blue,

&emsp;When borne by the red, white and blue,

Thy banners make tyranny tremble,

&emsp;When borne by the red, white and blue.

When war winged its wide desolation,

&emsp;And threatened the land to deform,

The ark then of freedom's foundation,

&emsp;Columbia rode safe through the storm,

With the garlands of vict'ry around her;

&emsp;When so proudly she bore her brave crew.