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Encircling the Flag

2022-03-12 · 997 views · license: CC BY-NC 2.0

Encircling the Flag — pen and ink drawing by Daniel Ari Friedman. "Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused and disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fa
Encircling the Flag — pen and ink drawing

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"Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused and disabused; Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest and riddle of the world!" – Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Man" (1733-34), Epistle II, line 13

"Hurrah! Hurrah! We'll join the jubilee! And that's going some, for the Yankees, by gum! Red, White and Blue, I am for you! Honest, you're a grand old flag! I'm no cranky hanky panky, I'm a dead square, honest Yankee. And I'm mighty proud of that old flag that flies for Uncle Sam. Though I don't believe in raving ev'ry time I see it waving, there's a chill runs up my back…

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