As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
About John Trumbull
John Trumbullwas an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the “Painter of the Revolution”.
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No man e’er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law.
American artist (1756-1843)
As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?
American artist (1756-1843)
But optics sharp it needs, I ween, To see what is not to be seen.
American artist (1756-1843)