. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . ly light andjoy, from which we look down upon everythingthat is earthly. What a glory is Round Top ! The pines andthe rock-oaks clothe him in garments of green fromhis base to his summit, and the pilgrim above on histower looks down oer the sides of a mountainclothed in feathery branches. To the eastward andwestward in the distance, the wooded ridges limitthe vision. Southward the glorious valley stretchesafar. Northward are the old battlefields — thehomes of the living, the graves of the dead, thedwarfed hills, the low-lying valleys, and the
. Gettysburg, the pivotal battle of the Civil War . ly light andjoy, from which we look down upon everythingthat is earthly. What a glory is Round Top ! The pines andthe rock-oaks clothe him in garments of green fromhis base to his summit, and the pilgrim above on histower looks down oer the sides of a mountainclothed in feathery branches. To the eastward andwestward in the distance, the wooded ridges limitthe vision. Southward the glorious valley stretchesafar. Northward are the old battlefields — thehomes of the living, the graves of the dead, thedwarfed hills, the low-lying valleys, and the far-away city. Here all is beauty and peace ! The old veterandreams, and even the memories of war are for-gotten. He forgets the past, with its strife andturmoil, forgets the present with its cares and itsburdens, while within this holy temple in mid-air hecommunes in spirit with the Great Master! Oh, who can describe Round Top, and paint thescene from his tower ? And who can translate tomortal ears the voices, there heard by the spirit ? [278]. EAST CEMETERY HILL
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