Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.
Francis Scott KeyAbout author
- Author's profession: Author
- Nationality: american
- Born: August 1, 1779
- Died: January 11, 1843
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