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TO THE BEAUTIFUL MISS ELIZA J---N
ON HER PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND EQUALITY
How, ‘Liberty!’ Girl, can it be by thee nam'd?‘Equality,’ too! Hussey, art not asham'd?
Free and Equal indeed, while mankind thou enchainest,
And over their hearts a proud Despot so reignest
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