[Published in Jacksonville newspapers, 1861.]
FLORIDA.
Oh, Florida, mother of all Floridians!
To thee we give our love quotidian!
Whilst there is peace, your presence we shall cherish,
In time of war, for thee we shall perish!

Strident and staunch, we'll protect thy independence,
Fervent and fervid is thy ascendance,
O, Florida, daughter of the mighty Gulf Stream,
Arise and be a patriot's dream,
O MOTHER FLORIDA!