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'Twas the blood of the Saxon within them that ran

Quote byArthur Cleveland Coxe · 1818–1896

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Ladye Chace: A Ballad (New York: Lippincott & Co., 1876), proeme, pt. 1, st. 9.

English (original)

'Twas the blood of the Saxon within them that ran; They held—to be free is the birthright of man.

— Arthur Cleveland Coxe

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