National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-12-05
SIX DAYS IN HISTORY.
NOVEMBER 30.
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Q6G7.)
The land Of eloquence, wit, song,
Erin gem OF ocean,
Now odds another TO tho long
List of earth's devotion
Swiit-whose future days shall pour
Beauty, light, and wonder,
Or, with black clouds glooming DER,
Strike In tones of thunder.
Qs64.)
Scofeld-Franklin, Tennessee:
Brave the heart, If cause be good;
Therefore, In disorder flee
Fast and far the troops OF Hood.
DECEMBER /.
QSil.)
Greenough's grand statue, Washington,
Within the dim Rotunda stands:
Its presence. like god, commands;
The victories his valor won,
His wisdom more, around 1t seem
Where not alone the lofty past,
The future also lives. The dream
OF ancient bards inspired, Of cages,
The vision of bliss TO be,
OF truth and right and liberty,
The marble promises the ages
Qs52)
Booth, the delight and wonder,
The emperor of Art,
Whose rule DER every heart
Was swift and undisputed
And absolute In power,
Resigns him to the Hour,
The universal victor.
Othello sleeps from sorrow,
Richard wars no more
Macbeth's wild fear Is DER,
And mad King Lear is silent
DECEMBER
Q5lT)
Cortez the Conqueror yields,
After bis triumph fields, u.
10 that dread Power
Which all commands. IT'S done;
The wars o er weakness won
Such crown his little hour.
If these be deeds to live in deathless story,
Then woe. and then alas, for martial glory
Qs5S)
He died upon the scaiiold height, John Brown
Whose life had been for freedom. BE itsol
His grand ye. most imprudent aim, goes down.
But shall not miss It's mark. a cloud of woe
Uprises at his falling, 9Sick to shade
The land of slaves, revealing from Its night
The truth, in words of fire, that shall not fade:
Freedom is mans inalienable rlghtW
DECEMBER 8.
Q7s3.)
The greatest struggle of all time is over;
Now shall the army that has gained its
Exchange the swords for rcaping hooks. In
story
That army live forevcrl Twas not MORTAL
The strength 1t knew; by Heaven itself twas
That so a little band should long contend
With England'B awful might, and ut the end
Shout "NicioryP From land to land more
Round the grand rolling world, that cry was
echoed,
And nations woke, and from their long, long
Up.sPIang and said, amazed, "Behold, tits
1t vast It is And pales and dies oppres-
sion
Amarioa hou Giva tho doy untn foy
And proud be the welcome,
And happy the welcome,
To her, thy young sister, the falr Illinois
DECEMBER A.
Q6i2)
Richelieu's gone--yet France
Trembling awhile, remains;
Not in an old mans veins
Her life is bound. Mischanco
May follow, but ere long
Her weakness shall be strong.
Q795.)
Strongest and strongest of men was Carlyle.
List, and thou surely wilt hear with Il smile.
Then will surprise thee tempest'like frown,
Then. with lire consuming, her, crown,
Wild Indignation before thee will stride
Through regions of ruin-the chaos of pride.
10 earth comes he now this marvel of wrath,
To hurl tho old wrongs OF the world nom his
path
DECEMBER 5.
Q7S2)
Martin Van Buren, appears;
One from the millions to rise
Slowly, through changes of years
Hal 1t is his now The prize
His--it was whispered by iatc-
His, the grand chair of our state
Q79l.)
Music breathed around him,
Visions of delight
Came, and angels found him
Singing in the night.
From the dark they bore him,
Life anew supplied;
Bend not, loved ones, DER him,
Say not: "Mozart dledW