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BONDS -- AND BONDS by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: BUY A BOND TO BREAK A BOND
Last Line: FETTERING YOUR BROTHERS!
Subject(s): WAR BONDS; WORLD WAR I; FIRST WORLD WAR;
Buy a bond to break a bond,
Buy to ransom others;
Buy a bond to break a bond
Fettering your brothers!

Chains are cleft by golden swords,
Dollars conquer legions;
Silver ships our banners bear
To the farthest regions.

Purses hold the lives of men,
Money means decision;
Golden eagles lift the soul
To the heights of vision.

Buy a bond to break a bond,
Buy to ransom others;
Buy a bond to break a bond
Fettering your brothers!



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