, 1864-11-05
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VISION AND SONG,
BY &. q. f31oKTa

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| VISION. .
aarf Eha4 l. that eound that now bursts on til
While ,y eve,y blsnthed 1isase speats honor an
asl Rshsla tie dsssd p.gean:i loot up 1s,k .sarl
Mark that Hsaee, on Witch death M an snd Hell
have been er1t, =
That b1eath b which e1hsles from Pe.u1tion's fou
! r Each hair IL viper. each ere IL i fame,
| !nat Rio"s With the lava Of ho ]. uhence 1t came
haod RED with gore wares 2'fAlchion on hugh
Anothe5 directs the fierce eteeda as they 1Y.
All g!ed md crushed, meath ths horses ae;c;
The eroans Of the d,iue, the thriek1 1of despair,
Great God What is this I f. comes 10, be conaea
The Demon Of War-to our 1au3-to our homes!
But ~; who is this that ppr. nes in biz tt.1n.
IRON the regions OF blss comes Spirit Of Light
and follows the War Fend, unseen IL hie h1ght,
A.. blind to its horrors and deaf to its 1oaf,
1hronsa The conflict be ragez, still thirstins fos
Hal What las the seraph fast bound to his carr
What dtaes Ger the plain the foul Demon Of War
What meteor shines through the war*cloud's deep
Like tta!s hat shall CLEAN through tho darkness
Whist % %u.is rie sh,t no.ts oer the d,ssou,nt ro.r
IE481tnam'e Anthem on Araby's shore2
That neteorehin WHICH be drags At hia car.
Unseen b. the teath-de1ins Damon Of Va.
From lnbs that in aneuIah their burden hsd borre:
That CLEAN, far outs hiL,ng the clear stes light,
Tint epansles IN glory the dome the night,
Ves om he q b.
As the g1lm1ner OF 1nanactes, broken and spoiled,
Late woln by the children Of nam, as they toIled;
Nhich voices Of angels in chorus pro1one.
Who're melody chimes through the BATTLES loud
Ia the clnk OF the setter-A FErrzR 70 Konz!
A. stars eanR together, ere Times Morning Day,
When Old Night and Chaos were hastlnR away,
Az anthem of praise 70 0mnipoteat Might,
Which spake to the orbs, and behold there"was
But grader id the theme, and more joyous thela,,
0n aNation Iecenerste-bo1n ~ q DAY.
Ihus, from the dread war7cloud. enshsoudtng the
Over dying aad dead, comes the letters refrain:
SONG OF THE FET1ER.
In 4 c4Tttu dAtk and cold.
Where the Allegheny rol,ed,
From I'm Tme's sarly ;s!s morning, there lay,
Came the shovel ind the pick, i.
Where the labor OF the free betts the sway,
And bore me from my dark home away.
From the deep mountain gorge,
To the furnace and the forge,
In the Whtte:e 10 Ing heat, thsrs lays
The9 h. q e1lspe: tse n cling; cling
Then has' eIed Ger The sea fat away,
To the LAID 0! the heathen. tar away.
On the mountain. b, the lake,
In the jungle, IA the brake,
Then cllnt, clink, cltnk,''
Said ~ r17et and the llnE,
ssWe cane from land far Away,
From thv land Of the Christian. fAr AWAY"
In The ships fated bold, =.
DAsk AZ cavern home OF Old
Among the du.Ey forms, there lay;
With rattle, rattle, rattle,
A. held hnnan chat.el.
And bs him DER the Sea fat away.
TO the land Of the chrlsttnn, far away.
O. q, Z tes IL s!ayss;s .ss b burning deck
Ot mother, t.re AID sou. there I lay,
Did the captive SGD and moan
For his home and eorn1ly fas away,
For the bone Of his childhood, far awsy.
Or the shore, IN the pen,
In theefeht Of ch1ietiaa men.
n fhs ben .1a fnses ws1s'i iaos asss
Came the hammer On the block,
And ha stened to the cotton field away,
Where Manmon, lu=t and !, bore the sway.
On the o4you'e mueky bsuk,
ln the E1ee fed, low and dank.
On 1hs % SsPtigss stalEart ,l FL; limb, there 1ayi
DID the dneky hea'hen CRY.
To the Gods II the moanistGs far Away.
TO the Gods Of the hcsthen, ia. away.
Then came the eanuoh's ro.r,
Came The slanehtes and tue eore,
And rent my clsep aeunde.. where lay.
Auo Fpfrit from aboye,
By the magnet 0. hts lore,
Dsew % ne M 81 M th1ouyh II, the caEn.ee, f.r away.
Thsn loud the chorus rane,