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22236	Jones, Edward Smyth	Flag of the Free			.txt	text/plain	293	44	96	Last Lingering Star of Hope For His True Patriotism Ninth California Colored Volunteers His Colored Fellow Citizens. Flag of The Free Flag of The Free Flag of the free, our sable sires Brave Attucks fell upon the Plain, Thy stripes first crimsoning! Thy might and majesty we hurl, And from thy ample folds unfurl Thy field of flaming stars! Thy starry gleam shall give; Shall look to thee and live. What matter if where Boreas roars, What matter if where eagle soars, Thy flowing crimson stripes shall wave Emblazoned ensign of the brave, And Liberty enshrine! Flag of the free, still float on high True light of Freedom's dome. 'Till nations all shall cease to grope In vain for liberty-O shine, last lingering star of hope | Transcriber's note: The word 'mein' in the fifth line of the | | poem may represent an archaic spelling of the word mien.	./cache/22236.txt	./txt/22236.txt