Excerpt from The National Ode: The Memorial Freedom Poem

Bayard Taylor's Centennial Poem is the only work of the kind by a great American poet, designed especially as a Memorial Ode to be used for all time upon all occasions celebrating national events in our American history. Originally delivered by the author in commemoration of the Declaration of American Independence, there has hitherto been lacking an adequate occa sion for its presentation to the public at a fitting and favorable time.

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