| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 5831 |
| AUTHOR: | Fitz-Greene Halleck (17901867) |
| QUOTATION: | They love their land because it is their own, And scorn to give aught other reason why; Would shake hands with a king upon his throne, And think it kindness to his Majesty. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Connecticut. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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