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Dear liberty or Maryland will be free
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| Identifier | mdbv110 |
| Title | Dear liberty or Maryland will be free |
| Transcript | DEAR LIBERTY
OR
MARYLAND WILL BE FREE.
Tune. - Carry me back to Old Virginny.
By Miss R. L., a Daughter of Dixie.
Farewell, dear Liberty, farewell for awhile,
E're long we'll greet thee again;
To bear with oppression, and in God put our trust,
And the Sons of our home will proclaim
All is now well again;
And Maryland is free -
The chains of Liberty is unbound,
We'll cast our destiny.
The siege of oppression is now near an end,
The usurpers are men of our homes;
The vilest of wretches that infest our soil,
To make laws to predict our doom.
All will be well again, &c.
The loved ones in battle will return to their homes,
To be cherished by them that are dear;
Our Fathers now in prison will partake of the feast,
And I am sure they'll have nothing to fear.
All will be well again, &c.
In silence and peace we'll repair to the box,
There to make known our doom;
And then we'll proclaim to the world in one voice,
The South is forever our home.
All is now well again, &c.
The grottoes, the rivers, the hills, and the plains,
Will abound with mirth and great glee;
And the love of our Country forever is dear,
Where the heart of her people are free.
All is now well again, &c.
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| Publisher (Original) | Unknown
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| Subject | Broadsides
Confederate States of America
Maryland
Political ballads and songs
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
War poetry, American
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| Description | Document containing the broadside entitled "Dear Liberty or Maryland Will Be Free" sung to the tune "Carry me back to old Virginny." This broadside proclaims that Maryland citizens have lost their liberty but that one day soon the Civil War will end, those Marylanders in prison will return home, and the citizens of Maryland will celebrate their freedom again. The title and all of the verses are displayed within a decorative border. Above the border to the right, stamped in maroon ink, are the words "Enoch Pratt Free Library" and, below them, "MARYLAND DEPT." |
| Publisher (Electronic Version) | Enoch Pratt Free Library
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| Holding Institution | Enoch Pratt Free Library
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| Date Original | 1861 |
| Date Digital | 2004-01-22 |
| Type | Text
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| Format | Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 23 x 12 cm. |
| Source | Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
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| Relation | Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection
Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
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| Coverage | 1861-1870
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