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The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Three Volumes
The Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Three Volumes Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1891 Original Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin and Company Subjects: History / General Juvenile Nonfiction / Poetry / General Literary Collections / Essays Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / Anthologies P... more »oetry / American / General 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 Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: IN WAR TIME TO CANAAN A PURITAN WAR-BONO This poem, published anonymously in the Boston Evening Transcript, was claimed by several persons, three, if I remember correctly, whose names I have or have had, but never thought it worth while to publish. Where are you going, soldiers, With banner, gun, and sword? We 're marching South to Canaan To battle for the Lord I What Captain leads your armies Along the rebel coasts? The Mighty One of Israel, His name is Lord of Hosts! To Canaan, to Canaan The Lord has led us forth, To blow before the heathen walls The trumpets of the North! What flag is this you carry Along the sea and shore? The same our grandsires lifted up, -- The same our fathers bore! In many a battle's tempest It shed the crimson rain, -- What God has woven in his loom Let no man rend in twain! To Canaan, to Canaan The Lord has led us forth, To plant upon the rebel towers The banners of the North! What troop is this that follows, All armed with picks and spades? These are the swarthy bondsmen, -- The iron-skin brigades! They '11 pile up Freedom's breastwork, They '11 scoop out rebels' graves; Who then will be their owner And march them off for slaves? To Canaan, to Canaan The Lord has led us forth, To strike upon the captive's chain The hammers of the North! ...« less