Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . shake the firmament withtheir battle cries of freedom. By the rude bridge which arched the flag to Aprils breeze unfurled,Here first the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. Foremost in the fierce and relentless wars of the Colonialperiod ; first in the opening scenes of the Revolution ; first on thefield with her gallant Sixth at the dawn of the great Rebellion;equipped again and sleeping on their arms, they were ready forthe fir
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . shake the firmament withtheir battle cries of freedom. By the rude bridge which arched the flag to Aprils breeze unfurled,Here first the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. Foremost in the fierce and relentless wars of the Colonialperiod ; first in the opening scenes of the Revolution ; first on thefield with her gallant Sixth at the dawn of the great Rebellion;equipped again and sleeping on their arms, they were ready forthe first signal of the Spanish war; there her record stands in theteeming history of the past, pre-eminent in defense of the liber-ties of man and in all the duties of citizenship, as well as in com-merce, in manufactures, and in all the higher avenues of her borders are the classic shades of Harvard, and thephilosophers retreat at Concord. Along her northern bounda-ries, skirting the limits of the granite hills of New Hampshire,her farmhouses nestle under the shadows of grand, silent, and I- ii THE MINUTE OLD NORTH BRIDGE, of the Fight.
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