Quote by: Francis Scott Key

Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.


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Author Bio


  • NameFrancis Scott Key
  • DescriptionAmerican lawyer and poet
  • BornAugust 1, 1779
  • DiedJanuary 11, 1843
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Lawyer; District Attorney; Writer
  • AwardsSongwriters Hall Of Fame