Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-18
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MRS. JULIA c. r. DORIS POEM,
Rend nt the Dedication of the vermont
Battlefield Monuments.


IIend at the Dedication of the Vcru
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urntb.rs is this tho spots
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Lei, the trrnJ nf mnrcbins frrt
Wth the cinsb and rlaug of steel
And the trumprt's \ long npprnl
iCry of low ard sn6 of pnin
In H. nassionnta rrfrniit
tnosn awhile
Nor h.g,iil,,
Thoughts that vould rebearse the story
or the nnst's remembered glory.
Thougbts that Womb revive tnJav
stern ,yar's rt,,ie itnnarious swat
Waken battie's fierv yinv
with H. ardor and lis woe.
with It's Wild. pxulting thrills.
wy lIh tut ...,i .lsu oi illlgn'y Nlis,
Born Of passion aud Of prayer
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Let the pr4s.pt fade awav
And the spIrudnrs nf today.
Fnr nt,r Laa,.ts within ms I,,,rr
As our glanr,s IarLWnr,l tnrn
What rar, u,.tunt.i,.s a,,,,tru
As III. tr,,. nf life is shaken
And its stori,.d LranrL,s hln,y
In the winds of long ago,
Do We not remember brothers
Err the war doys how 't,yas said
Grand heroic days we're over
And nrottd chiyairv was dead.
Still ,y,. snv tItp glitt.riuv lnn,es
Cleaning thrpugh the old romanrps
sin h.h,ld th,. watch fires buruiuy
ON the cloudy hpigh,s of Time.
And from fields that they had won.
When the stormy fight Was done
Saw yirtntinus knigIits rpturniny
Flushed with triutnuL's iot suIlimp,
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Kiudled With supprnai glory
Plain. v,her,. ambient h.rnss foueLt.
And iluminpd. with "A spl.ndor
Rare and natyical and tender
All th,. ruiyhfy deeds they wrnuybt.
But w, th1ught the sword Of hnttl.
Long unused had Iost its ,lu,y
And the sullru war-gods siuulg.r.d
Where the altar fires burned low
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Diid they question why or when
I'ntiI narth its,if is nld.
How fran, tunuu,,,iu nnJ frou, t,l.n
Nor. thnn tItir.. t,.,, tI,,,sarJ -,
Heard lin. challenge of thr Zoe
Heard lin. nations cry Of woe.
Heard tb,. .iiiuuouiny Ia arms
And the battls's luId alarms
In tutnultIoiis s,irnris,.
I,o. their answer rent the. skies.
And its uuirk and strong henrt thrills
Rnrk,.d tL. .v,rla.tiu5 nils
Forth from bloss,tniut, ti.IIs tb.,. gt,.d
To ia. fields yitI, ,.nrnog. r.d.
Left tn, plnwshat,. standing still
Left The bench th,. forge III. mill
Left lin. utli.t walks uf trad,.
And Tho, ,itltrry * marbl. shade
Left TN, mimi and th.. rn,irt
Gar,.l,.s. t.a.i. ami iIl,. s,,rt
I.ft tb,. student. = ,.lnist.r,J halls
SIn the old. gray college. walls
I.ft y.uup Ilv,. ,lrraIus d.ur and sweet
Wars Stern front tuLl.u.h.d Ia f,,,.,.t
Oh. the .tr,,r,.,,. and Sad ninnl..
Of thns,. Iuf1r.,ntt,.n daVs
When the I.,vs ,,lt,,tp ~. I,,d .,ril.1
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SuII,.tiIy as iu "A ui.,Lt
Sprnnt. in ruaubnnI's prnt,l.st b.iglt.
And NTH calmly smiling lius
As who hfe', rif-,t goblet siIs.
Dauutb.ss with unhttrri,-i It..,th
Marched tn danger and tn ,leatL'
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ON th. bnuny trannuil invn
And TN. ridi,,.s t,,.,,r,.r hy
St-rIs.d in autumn suushiu,. lie
Laden orchards smiliul, fields
Rich in nil tLat nat,ir,. ',i,.lJs
Bright streams winding i'm and ont
Fertile tn-adows r,tiui about
Iowiu., herds and hmm uf L,.,.
Birds that tiit from tree. la tr,-.
CIiLIr.n's y,i..- rit, ,iu., .l.,r
All We. tnuch or ,..,. on. hear
Fruit of gold in silver SET
Tell Of ioy and ueacr And vet
S,Iii4rs ~ this srnt
That can never b,. forgot.
Was il her, that shot and shell
Poured as from the month Of hell
Brru,l,I tn, shrinking tr.tubIin1, pl,iu
with A tinoJ of firry rain.
Was il her. th,. nUfil wonder
OF th,. t.lunnn's crashing Thunder
Shook the afrrightrd nils. and made
Even the stnlid rocks afraiis
Was il hrr,. an armed host
Lik. two clouds whrr,. lightniu,s nlo,
or two oceans t..ulI..st tnst
ClashrJ and mingled in tb, fray,
Herr. thnt mid th,. din ami smnE,.
Roar of guns and sahr,. stroke
Trnmp of furinus .tr,.ds vh.r,. moan
Hors,. and rider. bath ,'rrthrnvn
I.urid fires and hattlt. veil.
Forty thousanI brnv,. nru foil.
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Words that We fam would hear
Hnly with sacritir,.
Looked tlruugh the hath. smok.
into th. skies.
Tell MS ~. valiant dand
When y1ur souls starward fed
How from TIN. uprtals far
Where the. imnortalS are.
Chirftains and vikings old
Heroes and ,yarrinr,s h,,Ij
Men whntn nlJ U,nar si,u,,
Men nf each a,,,. AMI t,n,,i1,.
Knights from a thousan,I H,.lds
n'A''iIg ,,ii,.l, rnrir 4i3]n4ed 5',.,i Shields
Tell us how, floating down,
Each with IA martyrs crown.
They who had kept the faith,
Grandly defymg death,
They who fOr conscience. sake
Felt their firm hear tstrings break,
They who for truth and right
CnShrinking fought the fight
They who through fire and flame
Passed ON to dtathlt.ss fame
fastened to greet We
Tell how they welcomed ye.
Hailed and applauded We,
Claimed We as comrades true.
Brave as the world r'rr knew:
Led your triumphant feet
Up To the highest seat.
Crowned We with amaranth.
Laurel and palm,
Alas alas, rn.,..,.a,.,.,,
The silence deep they break not
Heaven keep its martyrrd ones,
Beyond or moon or suns:
Aud Nalhalla keep her braves
Leaving to us their graves,
Then let these graves speak for them
As long as the wind sweeps u'rr them
As long as the sentinel ridges
Like silent watch-towers stand,
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Vet not or th.m alopa
Round each memorial stone
Shall the proud breezes whisper as they pa
On "hiIf, 'n1 a1,,,,on 'aor't a,'.'t lra'es
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