Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-04

American Freedom.

Americans, who feel the glowing FIRE
Which conqussts cannot give, or fame inspire
Within whose breasts the patriotic flame
Doth wake at mention of your countrys name
Come, range with me favorite field Of thought
OF dangers bray'd, and battles nobly fought;
OF victories won, and independence gained,
By cost Of ease, and blood Of patriots drained
Mark, how the love of liberty could urge
The free born heart 20 dare the oceans SURGE
Behold the Pilgrims leave their native shore,
And sail Atantic's stormy bilows DER,
A land of undisciplned right 10 seek;
Where they night think and act, believe, and speak.
They came to North America, which then
Was little known, except to savage men,
Whose hearts were cruel, and whose minds untame;
Who felt nor pity, nor restcaining shame,
But joy'd to hear their tortured victims cry
In agony Of death, yet scarcely die
With dan gers compassd round on every side,
Those heroes bTayely stemmcd the opposing tide
Ard soon begaa to flourish meath the light
of Freedoms genial sun, and siHat rtgM.
But, ah, dark scowlng in the east, arose
cloud deep frcightcd with destructive woes
Loud rolling thundcrs pcalol along the sky,
A. upward, fearfully it rose on high
And vivid ightnines flashed from near aud far,
The sound and fre Of rapne's blood stained car !
Then came the days Of blood and CORY strife
For liberty, more dearly priced than lite
And, to our lands remotes' bound was heard
The cry which every patriots bosom stirred.
TO war arise, in free IONS etuse aad Bsht
To gain e9aaiig Of human fsh
The call was nobjy answered the part
" every upright. brave and worthy heart;
And from each mountain top, aud rural dell
With truth tn guide, and freedom tU propel,
Came hardy yeomon forth, t. stand "F :al.
Rcsoly ed tn die, save from British thr1il,
Their own beloved and dearly cherished land,
And place it where, Of uyh' il ought u stand
Unequal combat long they held with foes
" no dealt, with wrsthtu vengeance deadly blows
AMI scattered carnage a. cur Ievely pafps,
To wrcst. for England, talr CUtumbia's ctias
But not for aye shajl power tymuuie last
Twice tour dtead years 81 bt7ady warfare fast,
And then the stars and ffipr- were to a5At
IA free as air and then was heard the note
OF Freedoms biId up5a each mountain crag,
And seen his form extending en- our flag,
As meTrIy Il waved Ger i.tu8 and sel,
And spoke ul pe#zr combined vita tio.tg
On, Lt1et,vt sound sweet g. every c4r :
" hien all who c"ln prencnd can het revere
How dearly art taou pr1sd tUy worth hoW ,reat
Thou AIT TIE glory H cur every state,
Beneath thy Influence Lafa oHf nativu sreEn,
tntti rs hoHr. and Il. power are kua0i,
Aud felt by every uaf 20 Jar afl u.,b,
Which prizes uUtes. fza't, OF At'f5g.
beneath tae gatiaHre ot = holy 6gis
" hU >W1ys love. .rcPt5e and thg penal rod
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