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And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief, and pointed spear, And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here.

Philip Freneau

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Philip Freneau
Age: 80 †
Born: 1752
Born: January 2
Died: 1832
Died: December 18
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Philip Morin Freneau
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