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Cameron was called Hail Columbia because her voice could lead the singing of the entire school so strongly.
Sixty Years of California Song Margaret Blake Alverson 1879
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The air of "Hail Columbia," which the band in attendance struck up, was instantly changed by Canby's order to that of "Dixie"; but I insisted on the first, and expressed a hope that Columbia would be again
Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Richard Taylor
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Presently the band struck up "Hail Columbia," and President Lincoln with his escort entered the room, followed by Mrs. Lincoln, who was supported by Judge Douglas.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Various
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From America we have 'Hail Columbia' and 'Yankee Doodle.'
Charles Dickens and Music James T. Lightwood
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The band afterwards played "Hail Columbia," which was the signal for
Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton Rebecca Agatha Armour
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From America we have 'Hail Columbia' and 'Yankee Doodle.'
Charles Dickens and Music Lightwood, James T 1912
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JOSEPH HOPKINSON (1770-1842), whose authorship of "Hail Columbia" has been already referred to, wrote the articles upon Shakespeare that appeared in the _Port Folio_ between 1801 and 1806.
The Philadelphia Magazines and their Contributors 1741-1850 Albert Henry Smyth 1885
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The air of "Hail Columbia," which the band in attendance struck up, was instantly changed by Canby's order to that of "Dixie"; but I insisted on the first, and expressed a hope that Columbia would be again a happy land, a sentiment honored by many libations.
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The air 'Hail Columbia' is a very fine one, and doubtless thrills American hearts, as ours are thrilled by the National Anthem.
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Genoese, whose name will never be forgotten so long as the inspiring strains of 'Hail Columbia' shall continue to be heard.
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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