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Written on hearing that the Anti-Slavery Resolves of Stephen C. Phillips had been rejected by the Whig Convention in Faneuil Hall, in 1846.
LIFT again the stately emblem on the Bay State's / rusted shield, / Give to Northern winds the Pine-Tree on our banner's / tattered field. / Sons of men who sat in council with their Bibles / round the board, / Answering England's royal missive with a firm, / "Thus saith the Lord! " / Rise again for home and freedom! set the battle / in array! / What the fathers did of old time we their sons / must do to-day.