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Revolutionary War poems to George, Prince of Wales

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08255.01 Author/Creator: Revolutionary War poems Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: 20 December 1783 Pagination: Order a Copy

British hand-colored, printed rebus poem. "On War" depicts a miniature battle scene along with the lines: "How furious is the Battles rage/When foes with fire and swords engage...".

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