America, thou half-brother of the world;
With something good and bad of every land.

Philip James Bailey

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America

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Festus

Author

Philip James Bailey

Source

Festus

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1845 1840s 19th century

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Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Bailey, Philip James. Festus. London: William Pickering, 1839.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Heroism." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

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The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind.

Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine
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Common Sense
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
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Language
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Time
1776 1770s 18th century
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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas [published anonymously]. Common Sense. Philadelphia: R. Bell, 1776.

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