Quote#Freedom
'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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