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They Love Their Land Because It Is Their Own, And Scorn To Give Aught Other Reason Why
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They love their land because it is their own,
And scorn to give aught other reason why;
Would shake hands with a king upon his throne,
And think it kindness to his Majesty.
-- Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867)
-- Connecticut
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