. The journal of American history. m. THBEBT Jk i Gknfrnary nf an Antfrtran of IfoIt?vz Wns ijtmbrpbtb, AtmtwrBarg of Strth. of ©How Ufenbf U Sfolmra «*I5or« to ©ambribgp, fHaasarljttBrttB, on August 29, 1BB9, anb©otttrihtttpo IGibpraUu, to ttje (Bnlttxt? attb Sttrraturp of Hfta Gkntttru, On this Centennial of Oliver Wendell Holmes, these patriotic lines which he dedicatedto the cause of American Liberty are inscribed to his memory—His work is his grandestmonument—His poem, Old Ironsides, written at the time that the Governmentproposed to break up the old battleship Constitution, appealed to t
. The journal of American history. m. THBEBT Jk i Gknfrnary nf an Antfrtran of IfoIt?vz Wns ijtmbrpbtb, AtmtwrBarg of Strth. of ©How Ufenbf U Sfolmra «*I5or« to ©ambribgp, fHaasarljttBrttB, on August 29, 1BB9, anb©otttrihtttpo IGibpraUu, to ttje (Bnlttxt? attb Sttrraturp of Hfta Gkntttru, On this Centennial of Oliver Wendell Holmes, these patriotic lines which he dedicatedto the cause of American Liberty are inscribed to his memory—His work is his grandestmonument—His poem, Old Ironsides, written at the time that the Governmentproposed to break up the old battleship Constitution, appealed to the patriotic spiritof his countrymen and gave him his first national reputation as an American poet Lexington Slowly the mist oer the meadow wascreeping,Bright on the dewy buds glistened the sun,When from his couch, while his childrenwere sleeping,Rose the bold rebel and shouldered his gun,Waving her golden veilOver the silent dale,Blithe looked the morning on cottage andspire;Hushed was his parting sigh,While from his noble
Size: 922px × 2709px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthormillerfrancistrevelya, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900
