Robert Treat Paine Jr.

thumb|We're a world by ourselves, and disdain a division. Robert Treat Paine Jr. (December 9, 1773 – November 13, 1811) was an American poet and editor. He was the second son of Robert Treat Paine, who was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Quotes 'Tis the fire of the flint, each American warms;  Let Rome's haughty victors beware of collision,Let them bring all the vassals of Europe in arms,  We're a world by ourselves, and disdain a division. Let Fame to the world sound America's voice;    No intrigues can her sons from their government sever; Her pride is her Adams; her laws are his choice,    And shall flourish, till Liberty slumbers for ever. "Adams and Liberty", sts. 5 and 9. Written for, and sung at the fourth Anniversary of the Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society, 1798. Works in Verse and Prose, &c. (Boston, MA: J. Belcher, 1812) pp. 245–7 External links Category:1773 births Category:1811 deaths Category:Poets from the United States Category:Harvard University alumni