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Rh Thou wilt not cower in the dust,
 * Maryland!

Thy beaming sword shall never rust,
 * Maryland!

Remember Carroll's sacred trust, Remember Howard's warlike thrust, And all thy slumberers with the just,
 * Maryland, my Maryland!

Come! 't is the red dawn of the day,
 * Maryland!

Come with thy panoplied array,
 * Maryland!

With Ringgold's spirit for the fray, With Watson's blood at Monterey, With fearless Lowe and dashing May,
 * Maryland, my Maryland!

Dear Mother, burst the tyrant chain,
 * Maryland!

Virginia should not call in vain,
 * Maryland!

She meets her sisters on the plain, "Sic semper!" 't is the proud refrain That baffles minions back amain,
 * Maryland!

Arise in majesty again,
 * Maryland, my Maryland!

Come! for thy shield is bright and strong,
 * Maryland!

Come! for thy dalliance does thee wrong,
 * Maryland!