Excerpt from The National Ode: The Memorial Freedom Poem <p>Bayard Taylor's Centennial Poem is the only work of the kind by a great American poet, designed especially as a Memorial Ode to be used for all time upon all occasions celebrating national events in our American history. Originally delivered by the author in commemoration of the Declaration of American Independence, there has hitherto been lacking an adequate occa sion for its presentation to the public at a fitting and favorable time. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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