. The American epic . res. The helplessness of outraged innocence Sees food and barns and mills and fences blaze, Revealing famines ghastly countenance. Satan. How fares the navy in these fighting times? Mars. The Union fleets blockade the Southern coasts,Seal up Confederate ports and banish Gushing sunk the Albemarle In Eoanoke Eiver with a bravely done, and won him much applause.*In Mobile Harbor Farragut displayedGreat skill and courage as an to his flag-ships rigging he remainedTill forts and ships and monster iron-clad ramsPulled down their fla
. The American epic . res. The helplessness of outraged innocence Sees food and barns and mills and fences blaze, Revealing famines ghastly countenance. Satan. How fares the navy in these fighting times? Mars. The Union fleets blockade the Southern coasts,Seal up Confederate ports and banish Gushing sunk the Albemarle In Eoanoke Eiver with a bravely done, and won him much applause.*In Mobile Harbor Farragut displayedGreat skill and courage as an to his flag-ships rigging he remainedTill forts and ships and monster iron-clad ramsPulled down their flags and Mobile was his ships have fought most commerce at a fearful rate,Making their flag the terror of the seas,But gaining nothino; for their sinking Alabama, Sumter, Florida, THE -ALABAMA DESTROYED. 205 And other softly spoken Southern names Sent consternation among Northern ships. When Semmes met Winslow on the coast of France, A foeman worthy of his steel was THE SUMTER CHASED BY THE IROQUOIS. An hour of battle ended in defeatTo Semmes, who saw the Alabama Ell owlish yacht saved the brave captains life,But Winslow on the Kearsarge won the fight,And proudly walked his deck a conqueror. BOOK TENTH. Scene: The Capitol, Nashville, Tenn., December 10, ISG4. Mars. From this proud Capitol how grand tho view!Romes seven hills by seven multipliedCould never match what we behold to-day;Nor had the Tiber, in its hour of pride,Such sparkling waters as the Cumberland,Nor all antiquity a braver manThan he whose statue will adorn these heroism might have well sutlficedFor twice ten thousand ordinary men,With quite enough to make a Caesar recollection of his glorious deeds,Inspiring generations j^ct unbornWith patriotic valor, shall raise upDefenders of his much loved native landAgainst all foes throughout all time to come. Satan. What of the living issues of these times?AVhat can you say of yesterdays gr
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