In War Time, and Other PoemsTicknor and Fields, 1864 - 152 pages |
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... the oath Of the men o ' the South ? What whets the knife For the Union's life ? - Hark to the answer : Slavery ! Then waste no blows on lesser foes In strife unworthy freemen . God lifts to - day the vail , and shows LUTHER'S HYMN . 15.
... the oath Of the men o ' the South ? What whets the knife For the Union's life ? - Hark to the answer : Slavery ! Then waste no blows on lesser foes In strife unworthy freemen . God lifts to - day the vail , and shows LUTHER'S HYMN . 15.
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... slavery die ! " And union find in freedom ? What though the cast - out spirit tear The nation in his going ? We who have shared the guilt must share The pang of his o'erthrowing ! Whate'er the loss , Whate'er the cross , Shall they ...
... slavery die ! " And union find in freedom ? What though the cast - out spirit tear The nation in his going ? We who have shared the guilt must share The pang of his o'erthrowing ! Whate'er the loss , Whate'er the cross , Shall they ...
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... Slavery forever ! Then let the selfish lip be dumb , And hushed the breath of sighing ; Before the joy of peace must come The pains of purifying . God give us grace Each in his place To bear his lot , And , murmuring not , Endure and ...
... Slavery forever ! Then let the selfish lip be dumb , And hushed the breath of sighing ; Before the joy of peace must come The pains of purifying . God give us grace Each in his place To bear his lot , And , murmuring not , Endure and ...
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... slave's dull ear Turns from the rice - swamp stealthily to hear . Who would recall them now must first arrest The winds that blow down from the free North- west , Ruffling the Gulf ; or like a scroll roll back The Mississippi to its ...
... slave's dull ear Turns from the rice - swamp stealthily to hear . Who would recall them now must first arrest The winds that blow down from the free North- west , Ruffling the Gulf ; or like a scroll roll back The Mississippi to its ...
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... Slave - haters and slaveholders . We struck at Slavery ; to the verge Of power and means we checked it ; Lo ! -presto , change ! its claims you urge TO ENGLISHMEN.
... Slave - haters and slaveholders . We struck at Slavery ; to the verge Of power and means we checked it ; Lo ! -presto , change ! its claims you urge TO ENGLISHMEN.
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