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A Child For Freedom

Thomas C Henshaw 1618 (England) – 1700 (England)

A child have I for the family tree
A child have I sitting on my knee

A child have I tall and straight
A child have I to love and appreciate

A child have I to sacrifice
A child have I to pay the price

A child have I for Americas needs
A child have I for heroic deeds

A child have I for freedoms call
A child have I to fight and fall

A child have I no more than another
A child have I for the flag to cover

A child have I for freedom

                                             Thomas C Henshaw
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Submitted on December 04, 2018

Modified on March 27, 2023

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Scheme AA BB CC DD EE FF X X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 480
Words 100
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
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Thomas C Henshaw

Thomas Henshaw (1618–1700) was an English lawyer, courtier, diplomat and scientific writer. While not a published alchemist, he was a significant figure in English alchemical work from the 1650s onwards; he is known to have used the pen-name "Halophilus". more…

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