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PRINCE YPSILANTI'S ADDRESS TO THE GREEKS.
Ye Greeks, for deeds of glory fam'd,
The gods for freedom have proclaim'd
The password's Liberty!
Convince the foes of human kind
Not adamantine chains can bind
The men who dare be free!
The gods for freedom have proclaim'd
The password's Liberty!
Convince the foes of human kind
Not adamantine chains can bind
The men who dare be free!
Leonidas, your sire of old,
In deeds of arms proud Xerxes told
At fam'd Thermopylæ,
That he and his brave patriot band
Could die to save their native land,
Or perish to be free!
In deeds of arms proud Xerxes told
At fam'd Thermopylæ,
That he and his brave patriot band
Could die to save their native land,
Or perish to be free!
Immortal honors crown your deeds,
To victory Ypsilanti leads—
Now strike for Liberty!
Teach the oppressors of mankind
No manacles on earth can bind
The men who dare be free!
To victory Ypsilanti leads—
Now strike for Liberty!
Teach the oppressors of mankind
No manacles on earth can bind
The men who dare be free!
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