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Oct. 1841

Original paper slip text:[Oct. 1841?]

John Quincy Adams

Original paper slip text:JQA.

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[Poem:] "Gelon of Syracuse"; 1st line - "Spirit of Gelon! ..."
2 p.
JQA—Poems, Hymns, Prayers, &c.
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  • Misc. MSS, Adams
  • P. 2 quotes passage from Montesquieu which inspired this sonnet.
  • Note: Catalogue entry from NYHS notes this as being written "for the Antislavery Fair in Boston."

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