Thomas Green Fessenden

thumb| Thomas Green Fessenden (April 22, 1771 – November 11, 1837) was an American author and editor who worked in England and the United States. Quotes Ye sons of Columbia, unite in the cause Of liberty, justice, religion, and laws. "Ye Sons of Columbia: An Ode", st. 1. Written, set to music, and sung on a public occasion in Rutland, VT, July 1798. Published in Original Poems (Philadelphia, 1806) pp. 1–5 Should Buonapart' come with his sans culotte band, And a new sort of freedom we don't understand, And make us an offer to give us as much As France has bestow'd on the Swiss and the Dutch,        His fraud and his force        Will be futile of course;    We wish for no Frenchified Freedom. "Ye Sons of Columbia: An Ode", st. 3 The eagle of freedom with rapture behold, Overshadow our realm with his plumage of gold! The flood-gates of glory are open on high, And Warren and Mercer descend from the sky!        They come from above        With a message of love,    To bid us be firm and decided;    "For you conquer, unless you're divided. Unite, and the foes to your freedom defy, Till the continent sinks, and the ocean is dry!" "Ye Sons of Columbia: An Ode", st. 5 External links Category:Poets from the United States Category:Editors from the United States Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Dartmouth College alumni Category:People from New Hampshire Category:1771 births Category:1837 deaths