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Fourth of July Toasts

Here's to the memory
Of the man
That raised the corn
That fed the goose
That bore the quill
That made the pen
That wrote the Declaration of Independence

"In the immortal words of Daniel Webster, "It is my loving sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment - Independence now and Independence forever!"

To the Fourth of July--for like oyster soup, it cannot be enjoyed without crackers.

Here's to our country's birthday.