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Page 147 - In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the Pass!
Page 148 - There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling star, Excelsior ! POEMS ON SLAVERY.
Page 179 - We are slaves! The bright sun rises to his course, and lights A race of slaves! he sets, and his last beam Falls on a slave!
Page 148 - Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide!' And loud that clarion voice replied. Excelsior! 'O stay,' the maiden said, 'and rest Thy weary head upon this breast!
Page 138 - They say that I'ma Yankee : If I'd heard it in my youth, I might perhaps have questioned Its everlasting truth ; But now, I glory in it: It's the landmark of my birth, And I'd rather be a Yankee "They say that I'ma Yankee, And I'm glad to say I am ; A Yankee of the Yankees, And the man ain't worth a — well, Who wouldn't be a Yankee When the Banner is unfurled That has made the Yankee Nation The greatest of the world ? "They say that I'ma Yankee. Virginians, can it be That history will mention The...
Page 139 - They say that I'ma Yankee; And I'm glad to say I am; A Yankee of the Yankees, And the man ain't worth a — well Who wouldn't be a Yankee When the banner is unfurled That has made the Yankee nation The 'greatest of the world? They say that I'ma Yankee; Virginians, can it be That 'history will mention The Yankee, Fitzhugh Lee? I hope so ; and, Virginians, Let all of us give thanks * That now dear ol' Virginny Is loaded full of Yanks.
Page 135 - I'm ready for the Spanish If they should come ashore, And with ten thousand horsemen I'd like to lead once more, This time a troop of Yankees A rebel at the fore. "In blue, thank God ! and floating Above the serried host, Old Glory in the glory Of which we love to boast ; And one God, one Country, Our everlasting toast.
Page 163 - What's brains to you When all you want is room and time To let your bodies have full sway ? The grown-up folks may feel the need Of books and brains...
Page 163 - Your work and world and wisdom Call for different stuff. If it were so That two times two were hopscotch, And two into eight went fishing, Or dog spelled
Page 64 - Your leaning on the hoe is rot ; You haven't got a hoe; You've got a cultivator which Has steam to make it go. The emptiness of ages that He tells you he can see Spread on your face is honest sweat And soil of high degree.