. Homespun verses . ing toils of peaceMade forests fall and farms increase. And proudly all their children ringWith tones that thrill and words that ring,We know no Prince, we fear no King,But Liberty alone we sing. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah 1 Hurrah! Hurrah! Equality we boldly wrote. And set our banners aristocracy we smote To brisket, hip and efforts made the last slave treeAnd gave him Laws Equality. CHORUS. And gladly all our people Bing,With tones that thrill and words that ring,We know no .Master, Prince, nor King,Equality of man we sing, Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! H
. Homespun verses . ing toils of peaceMade forests fall and farms increase. And proudly all their children ringWith tones that thrill and words that ring,We know no Prince, we fear no King,But Liberty alone we sing. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah 1 Hurrah! Hurrah! Equality we boldly wrote. And set our banners aristocracy we smote To brisket, hip and efforts made the last slave treeAnd gave him Laws Equality. CHORUS. And gladly all our people Bing,With tones that thrill and words that ring,We know no .Master, Prince, nor King,Equality of man we sing, Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! HOMESPUN VERSES. 127 Fraternity must yet be won, God make us one right soon,While yet our journeys scarce begun Toward our Nations noon,Then men shall sink place, race and creed,And loving tolerance succeed. And gaily shall our children tones that thrill and words that ring,We know no Prince, we fear no King-Mankinds Fraternity we sing. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!. 128 HOMESPUN VERSES. Wi uJu£t Tweqty Yekf£ $go. J P is twenty years ago to-day Since our old regiment marched awayWitli gallant port, a brave array Of patriotic drums and fifes made music gay That stirred the soul again;Indeed it was a splendid serried ranks of blue and white In martial order drawn,While swords and baynets flashed and gleamedAnd in the midst our colors streamed, Bright as the mornings dawn;And as we proudly swept along,The people, in a compact us with lusty shouts and strong All in a loyal glow;Truly it hardly seems as long As twenty years sweetheart, wife, or mother scarce repress the starting bravely smiled while we were near, Nor wept till wed passed by;Nor did the last man in our rear So much as hear a house-top, window, porch and door. w s^k HOMESPUN VERSES. 129 Our starry banner floated oer The Union-loving town;And all the concourse seemed to plightTheir faith to do wh
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