National Republican., 1885-11-21
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Six Days In History.
NOVEMBER 10.
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NOVEMBER l6.
N2B.C)
Tiberius born. He lived, he died,
Was fortunate, wise great, and sad;
ruler, monitor, guidei
Then reverent Rome his statue clad
With Immortality and prayed
To one god more-itselfh had made.
NOVEMBER H.
QSOO)
Among the woods and marshes
Where bright Potomac iows,
A sovereign CITY rose.
No streets ii had, few houses,
a scattered few, ween,
With fields of corn between,
Or quiet cattle browsing
The "Citi2cns' to-day
Assemble Grave are they
Some solemn thing Is coming
They talk, and talking still
Are pointing to the "llill;
There now the solemn thing is
Most wonderful of scenes,
Our Congress first cOnveneS
In Washlngton's strange "CityW
QS67)
Halleck-hc who sang Bozzaris-
Sang our great commercial city
OF was wise and ever witty
Hnllcck now Is still and tunelcss
Those who loved to meet him daily,
Hear his genial welcome listen
Long his merriment, while glistcn
Glasses round the iestal table,
Yet about him throng-i in sorrow,
Scarce believing this can be,
Doubling even what they see
Wait, our friend Is only sleeping.
No, the poet is not sleeping,
Lofter flight his soul Is wingng,
Sweeter songs sublimely singing:
Those he sang OH Earth remember!
Let their truth and let their kindness
Raise your hearts and light your blindness,
That you feel him present ever
NOVEMBER IS.
(All Time.)
In vain turn the pages DER
or history l. sit iorlorn. -,
To-day, II seems, was no one born.
And no one died. seek once more:
But deed of fame appears not yet;
Such barren field | never met.
probability Is all
That fancy to my aid may call,
10 wit: that near or far away,
There came to earth-a Smith to-day!
NOVEMBER 10.
Q6OO.)
Sad to be born-as Charles the First
To-day was-though the throne
OF England marked his own
When Despotism's sateless thirst
For cruel power, for fatal gold,
The spirit of his reign controlled
At last to hurl him, wrathtul, down,
And drag him to the ghastly block,
The parting prayer, the sharp steel shock
Not Oft do roses wreathe crown !
QS63.)
At Gettysburg the nation
Dedicates to-day
Its cemetery Peaceful
Forevermore are they
VINO lately mid the tumult
Ofthunderous battle stood,
And bravely fought for freedom,
The universal good
QS73.)
MacMahon chosen President
To-day of joyous France.
Now, many.mastered people,
Secure your own advance
Yourselves be still your sovereigns,
And hold your blrth.right free
That merit rule ye only,
And yet your servant be
NOVEMBER 90
QT52)
Dost remember, England fearless,
Chatterton, thy gifted son?
Cans't thou see, without shuddcr,
All the wrong thy scorn hath done?
Genius such as his once only
Dawned upon thy favored Isle
Shakespeare-and thou ddst resent 1t,
As II were Il sin the while
Yes to him to-day gave birth to,
Even from his childhood, thou,
Foolish, vast severe, "lmpostor"
Branding on his beamlng brow
Claimed he that his verse was written
Long ago, by one no more
One, perchanCe, who ne'er had being,
Fancled from Il Viewless shore?
What IL all were imposition?
Was 1t not surprising grand?
Such lmpostor, should be honored,
Crowned the king of every land
England, yet thou NETS with mOCking
Him who was thy sovereign pride,
Or, neglecting, turned thee, naughty:
Chatterton slow starving, died
NOVEMBER 2l,
QsGl)
Now the confederate congress
Declares Missouri hers;
But oft resolution,
However solemn, errS:
Some hearts remain sincere and brave
Some banners Oft the Union wave.
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