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All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Francis Scott Key
Born: August 1, 1779
Died: January 11, 1843 (aged 63)
Bio: Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, Washington, D.C. who wrote the lyrics to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
Known for:
- O Say Can You See
- Poems of the Late Francis Scott Key
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Poems of the Late Francis S. Key, Esq.,
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