A weapon that comes down as still
As snowflakes fall upon the sod;
But executes a freeman's will,
As lightning does the will of God;
And from its force nor doors nor locks
Can shield you,--'t is the ballot-box.
-- John Pierpont (1785-1866)
-- A Word from a Petitioner
As snowflakes fall upon the sod;
But executes a freeman's will,
As lightning does the will of God;
And from its force nor doors nor locks
Can shield you,--'t is the ballot-box.
-- John Pierpont (1785-1866)
-- A Word from a Petitioner
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Nobody knows quite what it does
Its color is odd and its shape is weird
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