In War Time, and Other PoemsTicknor and Fields, 1864 - 152 pages |
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... hear The jubilant bell That rings the knell Of 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 ...
... hear The jubilant bell That rings the knell Of 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 ...
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... 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 upper springs . Such words fulfil their prophecy , and lack ...
... 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 upper springs . Such words fulfil their prophecy , and lack ...
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... The war - field's crimson stain . Still , in the cannon's pause , we hear Her sweet thanksgiving - psalm ; Too near to God for doubt or fear , She shares th ' eternal calm . She knows the seed lies safe below The fires that 36 IN WAR TIME .
... The war - field's crimson stain . Still , in the cannon's pause , we hear Her sweet thanksgiving - psalm ; Too near to God for doubt or fear , She shares th ' eternal calm . She knows the seed lies safe below The fires that 36 IN WAR TIME .
Page 37
... fields and fruited trees Our golden prophecies ! O , give to us her finer ear ! Above this stormy din , We too would hear the bells of cheer Ring peace and freedom in ! K NOW'ST thou , O slave - cursed land ! THE BATTLE AUTUMN . 37.
... fields and fruited trees Our golden prophecies ! O , give to us her finer ear ! Above this stormy din , We too would hear the bells of cheer Ring peace and freedom in ! K NOW'ST thou , O slave - cursed land ! THE BATTLE AUTUMN . 37.
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... hears from heaven . The angels singing of his sins forgiven , And , wondering , sees His prison opening to their golden keys , He rose , a man who laid him down a slave , Shook from his locks the ashes of the grave , And outward trod ...
... hears from heaven . The angels singing of his sins forgiven , And , wondering , sees His prison opening to their golden keys , He rose , a man who laid him down a slave , Shook from his locks the ashes of the grave , And outward trod ...
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BARBARA FRIETCHIE beauty beneath blazon blessed blood bloom Blue and gold breath calm CHARLES Chian Chios cobbler corn cotton blow dark dear dreams driver blow Edition Essays eternal eyes faith feet flag flowers forever freedom Gascon golden grace green hand hear De driver heart Heaven HENRY hills human Illustrated Italy Ivanhoe Jameson's JOHN JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Keezar land lapstone light LONGFELLOW'S Lord LOWELL'S Memoir memory mourning nebber you fear nebber you hear night o'er pain Papers peace pines Poems Poetical praise prayer Rhine river rolled Romance round secret sense shadow shame shore silver bell sing Sketches skies Slavery slaves Small 4to smiles song sound Steel Portrait Story stream summer sunset sweet sword tears thee THEODORE MARTIN Thine tints to-day tread trod voice wait wave wild WILLIAM wind woods words yam will grow