. Book of the Royal blue . Advancing day scarce swept away the shadows of the oer the ramparts of the forts, to thee, O, glorious sight!Thy countrys flag still waved aloft, unscathed by shell or shot,And raptrous joy drove doubt and fear from out thy trembling heart. As well attempt to change the course of yon effulgent check Vesuvius molten streams of lava as they run,As quench the fire within thy breast, that blazed in glorious lay,When days dawn saw the sullen foe, defeated, sail away. Neer shadow followed closer than thy agony that night,With hope and doubt alternate, wai
. Book of the Royal blue . Advancing day scarce swept away the shadows of the oer the ramparts of the forts, to thee, O, glorious sight!Thy countrys flag still waved aloft, unscathed by shell or shot,And raptrous joy drove doubt and fear from out thy trembling heart. As well attempt to change the course of yon effulgent check Vesuvius molten streams of lava as they run,As quench the fire within thy breast, that blazed in glorious lay,When days dawn saw the sullen foe, defeated, sail away. Neer shadow followed closer than thy agony that night,With hope and doubt alternate, waiting for the coming light;Then poets ardor, patriots zeal, combined to weave alongPoesys warp and patriots woof a nations martial song. No Hall of Fame need record bear, nor marble shaft attestA nations veneration, for in every patriot breastIs enshrined a reverence for the bard who to his country gave:The Star-Spangled Banner, O, Long May It Wave! Unto the Least of These A Far-Off Echo From the Fleet From Washington Star. N its cruise around theworld the Atlantic fleet,at the suggestion of Gov-ernor Frear of Honolulu,passed near the island ofMolokai, in order that thelepers on that island mighthave the pleasure of witnessing the spectacleof the big warships steaming past theirisolated home. That the visit was appre-ciated by the inhabitants of the leper settle-ment is shown by a letter sent by JosephDutton, a resident of Molokai, to GovernorFrear at Honolulu and by him transmittedto the Navy Department. That splendid fleet of United Statesbattleships, Mr. Dutton wrote, comingfrom San Francisco to Honolulu, turned fromthe big road, and came down the lane—pass-ing in parade through our front yard along thefull extent of the Molokai leper settlement,under the towering rear wall, over 2,000 feethigh. Precisely on time and in exact order,with grave and serious movement, not likethe cute little steamer that clicks its heels andscatters the dust, but like a powerful warriorin battl
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