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An Account of the Celebration by the Town of Lincoln, Masstts, April 23rd, 1904, of the 150th Anniversary of Its Incorporation, 1754-1904
An Account of the Celebration by the Town of Lincoln Masstts April 23rd 1904 of the 150th Anniversary of Its Incorporation 17541904 Author:Lincoln General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1905 Original Publisher: Printed for the town Subjects: Lincoln (Mass.) Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to... more » Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: The tyrant's hungry coffers must fatten, foul or fair, Resistance, to the mandate, is borne on every breeze. The blood that coursed the veins of men who sought a shore, Of barren rock and forest gloom, sweet liberty to gain, Still filled the brain and swelled the heart with courage as of yore, And needed but a spark to fire rebellion's lurid train. More lurid grew the western sky as sunset marked the hour Of daylight's fading glory and the coming of the night. So darker grew the future, as the crushing sense of power Obscured the light of freedom ; the hope of peace took flight. The plowshare and the musket grew friendly side by side, To mould and turn the furrow and answer to the sound Of the distant rolling drums, as a warning to provide 'Gainst the coming of the foe, and defend the sacred ground. The Dr. Stearns House Residence of Mr. Cyrus Grosvenor Smith (p. 225) -The brows of men grew sterner at the thought of coming strife, And their hearts grew only stronger, as they felt the patriots' thrill; To gain the priceless treasure meant sacrifice of life, The honored graves of martyrs were theirs to bravely fill. When on that fateful morning the drum-beat called to arms The minute men of Concord and the brotherhood of towns, And beside the flowing river from off the peaceful farms A host of patriots gathered in response to martial sounds; None braver stood or truer, than the noble valiant few From the hamlet on the border, first to greet the rising sun; Where Revere, the peerless rider 'neath the midnigh...« less