John Dickinson — Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies

Then join in hand, brave Americans all,
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall;
In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed,
For heaven approves of each generous deed.

All ages shall speak with amaze and applause,…

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