“ Wise were the men who followed thus The Star that sets men free from sin. Star of the North! thou art to us, Who're slaves because we wear a skin Dark as is night's protecting wing,— Thou art to us a holy thing. ”
John Pierpont
Biographical details
John Pierpont published works such as The North Star and Warren's Address to the American Soldiers. These writings evoke Virgo and Leo.
Quotes by John Pierpont
“ Law, that holds out its shield to me. Star of the North! upon that shield Thou shinest. O forever shine! The negro, from the cotton-field, Shall then beneath its orb recline, And feed the Lion couched before it, Nor heed the Eagle screaming o'er it.—Pierpont. ↑ The constellations Aquila, Leo, and Virgo, are here meant by the astronomical fugitive. ”
