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                <text>Poetry</text>
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              <text>To The Ladies' Free Produce Society (Poem)</text>
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              <text>These lines were addressed to the Ladies' *' Free Produce Society, of  Philadelphia," a short time previous to one of its stated meetings, after  the author had removed from the city. &#13;
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Your gathering day ! and I am not, &#13;
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As erst, amid you set ; &#13;
But even from this distant spot, &#13;
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My thoughts are with you yet. &#13;
As freshly as in hours forgot, &#13;
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When I was with you met. &#13;
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His blessing on your high career ! &#13;
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Go, press unwearied on. &#13;
From month to month, from year to year, &#13;
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Till when your task is done. &#13;
The franchised negro's grateful tear &#13;
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Proclaims your victory won. &#13;
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Oh faint you not, ye gathered band ! &#13;
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Although your way be long, &#13;
And they who ranged against you stand, &#13;
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Are numberless and strong ; &#13;
While you but bear a feeble hand, &#13;
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Unused to cope with wrong. &#13;
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Upon your injured brother look. &#13;
And nerve ye with the sight ! &#13;
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Could you the good, the gentle, brook &#13;
To wear your days in light. &#13;
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Regardless that by sorrow struck, &#13;
He pines in rayless night ? &#13;
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Oh surely 'tis a blessed fate, &#13;
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A lot like that ye bear — &#13;
To bid the crush'd and desolate. &#13;
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Not yield them to despair. &#13;
For even amidst their low estate. &#13;
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Some hearts their sufferings share. &#13;
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And never your high task forget, &#13;
Till they are chainless — free ! &#13;
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Alas ! that ye should be so met, &#13;
And I not with you be ; &#13;
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Yet sometimes when you thus are set, &#13;
One heart may turn to me. </text>
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              <text>Elizabeth Margaret Chandler</text>
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              <text>&lt;em&gt;The poetical works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a memoir of her life and character&lt;/em&gt;</text>
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              <text>Lemuel Howell</text>
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              <text>1836</text>
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