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TRUE PATRIOTISM, by                    
First Line: Not in the belching cannon's roar
Last Line: Confound the misanthrope.
Subject(s): Patriotism; United States; America


Not in the belching cannon's roar,
Not in the piper's lay,
Not in the flag which we adore,
Nor yet in holiday;
Not in the fulsome studied speech,
Not in the pomp and show,
Not in the rocket's sizzling screech,
Nor in the fire's glow;
But in the heart where doth abound
A nobler, finer plan,
Where Country's weal is the profound
And holy love for man;
There is the future's heritage,
There is our Country's hope,
There doth the patriot's true gauge
Confound the misanthrope.





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