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THE MESSAGE by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: LET EVERY SOUTH AMERICAN BEWARE, FOR LO! THE STRENUOUS
Last Line: HAS LEARNED AS THOROUGHLY AS WE KNOW.
Subject(s): PRESIDENTS, UNITED STATES; ROOSEVELT, THEODORE (1858-1919);
Let every South American beware, for lo! the strenuous man, our sovereign lord
and master, says:
Unless you quickly mend your ways,
Upon your bended necks you'll feel
The impression of my armed heel,
A thing that every Filipino
Has learned as thoroughly as we know.



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