Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-03-03
George Washington.
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George Washington call him great.
WheEe was there ever greater tnan ne,
4 man Of providence OF fate
a patriot. 4 leader born u be
true scion ~ right royal stock
Ancestry most noble and fair
Good a. the best OF old Plymouth Rock
Its fame and is glory 70 share.
Six feet and Two inches ne stood iu his sock F.
With good noble head and strong arms:
Already TO give and take the hard knocks.
In per son was full OF his charms.
He wrote out his maxims. one hundred and
ten.
on character and department the best:
Presenting hest manhood in upward trend,
When ne followed MS Own wise beaest.
II IetrgIufa assembly ne stood in his place
IT, wise legislation he shared:
Honor and glory then beamed on his face.
He was the greatest man that was there.
At the age of nineteen ne ranked very high
As major in the seven years war:
Time came for Lawrence his brother,to die.
Bat George escaped without scar
In perils from squatters and indians wild,
He traversed the forests and plaihs
Ia all the wild regions most happy child,
Fearing not the nardsnips nor pains
Tne battle Of Lexington called the country
II arms.
washington vas chosen commander-in-ehie
Perils and dangers now spread their alarms
But Washington brought swift relief.
The evolutionary war came on and no doubt
The colonists rose as one man.
Independence. the great and all rouSing
thought
And Washington 70 lead il the van.
Then came the battle Of old Bunker Hill.
Where British and colonists met their sad
Contestants IN battle there felt the death
chill
Ana struggled for victory both early and late
the loss Of the patriots was great and severe
The loss OF the British was double and more:
The losses were greater in the on-coming
When Sullivan and sterling both fell in the
gore.
The struggle was long through the dark.
The patriots discouraged. with hopes almost
dead,
The land of Columbia now bathed in tears
While they looked Ger the fields of suffering
and blood.
But Washin qtan was active and on the alert
The livelies' general OF all the long war,
The cause Of his country he would not desert
But rallied and inspired the dispirited corps
Washington was great in vancouver and tact
In alertness and strategy the best Of the
Independence to him a well assured fact
He saved the colonists from Impending fate.
He met the great lords or turned on their
tanks,
Again and again he broke up their ranks.
And always beat them in fair play.
His final victory was won al Yorktown
Gornwailises army he pushed to the wall;
He rose In the triumph 10 greatest renown,
Accounted the greatest general OF all.
The new Republic then sprung into sight
Declaration of freedom was loudly an
uouneed.
The great American had won IN the light.
British and red coats were readily bounced.
Head Of the Republic and first in the line.
Our revolutionary hero 50 grand and 50 tall
ats shadow his memory could never decline
While towering ia granite he towers over all
He was first in his country and first in war.
In the hearts OF his fellows ne held the first
place
First in sweet peace and Republican lore.
His name chiseied in granite 70 be never
erased.
Were proud Of our founder and love his
dear name,
His character more precious than gold
The swift passing years have frightened his
fame.
OF his greatness much more might be told.
The American republic with its progress
and power.
In knowledge and numbers and influence
abroad.
viii honor its founder vet more every hour.
Rene mber George Washington. RENE mber
his God.