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title: 'The Old Dominion: A Ballad'
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authors:
- 'Margaret Junkin Preston'
date: 1849-04-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Roman Catholic History'
- 'United States'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 16'
- 'Romans 13'
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# The Old Dominion: A Ballad

Selections from the Southern Literary Messenger (Apr 1849): reports on 1848 Europe and the surprising election of Pius IX, a patriotic ballad praising Virginia, and reflections on the U.S. inauguration.

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