Ever to be Land of the free, Hold up your banner of light to the eye, High! High! Let its folds fly, Blessing the earth and rejoicing the sky. Ever to be Flag of the free, Long as the earth shows the sight of a slave, Wave! Wave! Mighty to save, Fronting the fight in the eye of the brave. Ever to be Light of the…
Death Song Of The Enfants Perdus. By A. H. Laidlaw
‘Tis here we invade the valley, Away from the realms of breath, And, in most successful sally, We enter the gates of death; So, stand in the last line…
Custer. By A. H. Laidlaw
Foiled on the field with his dead boys around him, All waiting for Earth to recover her own, Fortune hath missed him, but Glory hath found him, While…
Burke Of The Brave Brigade. By A. H. Laidlaw
Inscribed to Dennis F. Burke, last Commander of the Irish Brigade, at Gettysburg. THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH. “Why come ye to this mountain, lads, In…
Black Eyes. By A. H. Laidlaw
The Blue Eye will do if the courting is through And the way of the marriage is sunny, And it helps in the fun till the sweet…
Bird Of The Summering North. By A. H. Laidlaw
Bird of the summering North, Whither away? Fly you so gaily forth Simply to stay Nested in northern bowers Till the late flushing flowers Turn in October hours Ashen and gray? Bear,…
Betsie Brown. By A. H. Laidlaw
I have loved you all my days, Betsie Brown, And I’ll never cease to praise Betsie Brown; Still must I break love’s tie, To act a patriot part, But I’ll yield…
Babylon. By A. H. Laidlaw
Thou art mighty, Babylon! Thou art haughty, Babylon! Haughty, mighty, Babylon! Through thy streets the bats shall fly, O’er thy ruins owls shall cry, All thy chivalry shall die, Babylon! Golden-godded Babylon! Idol-curs�d Babylon! Idol-curs�d, golden-godded, Babylon! All thy gods…
You Felons On Trial In Courts By Walt Whitman
You felons on trial in courts; You convicts in prison-cells, you sentenced assassins, chain�d and hand-cuff�d with iron; Who am I, too, that I am not on…
Yet, Yet, Ye Downcast Hours By Walt Whitman
Yet, yet, ye downcast hours, I know ye also;Weights of lead, how ye clog and cling at my ankles!Earth to a chamber of mourning turns,…