American's transcend decline

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A British tar is a soaring soul, 
As free as a mountain bird, 
His energetic fist should be ready to resist 
A dictatorial word. 

His Nose 
should pant
 and
 his lips should curl, His cheeks should 
flame, and his brow 
should furl, his bosom 
heave, and his heart
should glow,
And his fist be
ever ready for a
knock-down blow.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: American's transcend decline


> Oh Immensity! Oh  Prairie! Oh fathomless Sea!
> 
> 
> 
> Our people are decided in the opinion, that it is
> necessary for us to take a share in the occupation of
> the ocean, and their established habits induce them to
> require that the sea be kept open to them, and that that
> line of policy be pursued, which will render the use of
> that element to them as great as possible. I think it a
> duty in those entrusted with the administration of their
> affairs, to conform themselves to the decided choice of
> their constituents; and that therefore, we should, in
> every instance, preserve an equality of right to them in
> the transportation of commodities, in the right of
> fishing, and in the other uses of the sea. 
> 
> But what will be the consequence? Frequent wars without a doubt. 
> 
> 
> John Jay  23 Aug 1785 
> Excerpts from the Correspondence of Thomas Jefferson