. The journal of American history. r-steed wasprancing,Reeking and panting he droops on the rein;Pale is the lip of scorn,Voiceless the trumpet horn,Torn is the silken-fringed red cross onhigh;Many a belted breastLow on the turf shall restEre the dark hunters the herd have passed by. Snow-girdled crags where the hoarse windis raving,Rocks where the weary floods murmurand wail,Wilds where the fern by the furrow with the echoes that rode on thegale;Far as the tempest thrillsOver the darkened hills,Far as the sunshine streams over the plain,Roused by the tyrant band,Woke all the m
. The journal of American history. r-steed wasprancing,Reeking and panting he droops on the rein;Pale is the lip of scorn,Voiceless the trumpet horn,Torn is the silken-fringed red cross onhigh;Many a belted breastLow on the turf shall restEre the dark hunters the herd have passed by. Snow-girdled crags where the hoarse windis raving,Rocks where the weary floods murmurand wail,Wilds where the fern by the furrow with the echoes that rode on thegale;Far as the tempest thrillsOver the darkened hills,Far as the sunshine streams over the plain,Roused by the tyrant band,Woke all the mighty land,Girdled for battle from mountain to main. Green be the graves where her martyrs arelying!Shroudless and tombless they sunk totheir rest,While oer their ashes the starry fold flyingWraps the proud eagle they roused fromhis on her Northern pine,Long oer her foaming brineSpread her broad banner to storm and tosun;Heaven keep her ever free,Wide as oer land and seaFloats the fair emblem her heroes have won ! pi mm. HISTORIC ART IN BRONZE IN AMERICA—Symbolism of Knowledge and Wisdom byDaniel Chester French, embodied in the Entrance Doors of the Boston Public Library—Bronze byJohn Williams, Incorporated—Photographic reproduction for historical record in The Journal ofAmerican History by courtesy of William Donald Mitchell of New York—Copyright by Sculptor
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