St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-06-11
Elegy at Arlington.


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Ahd ihr~" thN skies "i blue. Virginia proud
And tins Is Arlington. "" fearful crowd
lh" dead around tins day our tender car"
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W. tread .p,,, ,.,,h .iI-ut ,,,ll and b,d
This sabbath stiffness r"vrrentlv invade.
And spring first bloom upon their dust We lay.
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III" nation ; banner lifted with each br""h"
y" Shi'h' NOR" sacred uian ihN tempted Sr"'h
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They ~iuWh'r her" beneath the nation eyes:
The nations hand prepared each soldier bed
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Her" Spring still comes. Earth's grc'nn'~s I" rr
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Through rirllins foliage t'''r Summer plays:
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Hen. leave, of crimson til for ,;I,,,,-, bed
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IN 'mIdr"n seek T." n"d the" iath"r = dust
'h strangers pan~" ah"," ~"'n' dust nnAn""n-
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At tI,. call of hmm an, sad. eyed President
lh' N"hh.- ia" hlh\". from hep" = Ian i"tuI'
rent
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| hear .,.ain tIi, wInrrin. nt tI,,. dunn
A-"'" S""'' 'n'l "' me tue '"\ >i'"'@
i"' "'p''"''' ''' H'"'' ''''''h\ G'''''
Inc N'"'rI'' h"'' with hammers Hs They com"
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lhai 9h""k ih" natl"n t" 't~ very core
Forests "i hiN nets sl'~t"n as "f y"I"
l see last P"''nsH at 'h' home ana camp
-rb. mother lets h.r first born ,I,rliu., 30
Inc husband '''"lS I" hiss ms VIE S""-"N'
In" plI=ht"d part Win many a long ."i''"n @'@h
IL - III" nrN' "i"f III 'h' hi''"h : woe
New FuoI,rJ with her -umiuit- crowned will
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The war cry sends il"m@ the N"rtl"rn Lakes
Across th" pralri'S wide ia" warning breaks.
T" where the Pacific sleeps in calm rrp"sc.
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EI""m their -lnwin4 checks. in army blue
We'll ~incw"d frames and spirits fresh and tru'
With stirring lyrics tu the stripes and stars
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They fell at liunkrr'~ Hin aud Lexington
In "ldcn times all the lIur,lS won
In "ld'n times, the blood of hcrorS shed"
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Had not III them the stuff a hero makes
That toll of hand the noble spirit breaks;
And in war trying times, hrs nothing worth.
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Mechanics drop the hammer and th. plan"
The pillow dctachd in haste. riists i'll TIN, lane
The farmer sows the soil hr may not reap.
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In shin wards lie the nakcn knee. halfhrwn:
N"mnr. the flct'rv bell rings morn and noon;
The looms ar,. husk Il idle. the. waterfall
Wars w.ar,nns take and rird them caln,l, ON :;
At mnru they kis, their I,b,s ot NIGHT arr, rou
Their Hf.'s sweet homes Hk, scattered blns.nu
bIown,
I. Why need "a. tell ,noin In. off told tale
. Thus, ,,,r. of fearful ,truuple toll and strain
Tbn-,. Years ot home of secret WOE. and Iaiu .
OF hone. deferred OF visamr uarred and pale
TODAY, the fields those red-nouth'd cann,
pIuw'd
Serene and fair the bnndy battle plain.
! Wh,rr lat. wars harvestrrs were hutlv bowed.
y For. victnry comes at last rebellion Yields!
And when the over rrhurden"d land had rest.
The nation gathered to earth's kindly breast.
:. These scattered remnants of a hundred fields
Can We who live fnI get the men VIII" died
Who bore wars brrut. and -temnlrd its fiery ii,