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[Especially should we be thankful for having escaped the / ravages of the yellow scourge by which our neighbors have / been so sorely afflicted. -- "Governor Stoneman's Thanksgiving / Proclamation."]
Be pleased, O Lord, to take a people's thanks / That Thine avenging sword has spared our ranks -- / That Thou hast parted from our lips the cup / And forced our neighbors' lips to drink it up.