THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. Bv the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day, Under the one, the Blue; Under... The Magazine of Poetry - Page 1081892Full view - About this book
| 1887 - 480 pages
...republics have perished, and all can unite now in the following beautiful tribute to the dead heroes : " By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, , Where blades of the green grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting... | |
| Susan E. D. Smith - 1867 - 320 pages
...the contest for might, not right, are respected as our fallen enemies who can harm us no more. " By the flow of the inland river, . Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead. Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment... | |
| Charles A. Wiley - 1869 - 456 pages
...alike on the graves of the Confederate and of the National soldiers.] 1. By the flow of the island river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep on the ranks of the dead : — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day ; Under the one,... | |
| ALPHONSO A. HOPKINS - 1876 - 376 pages
...how it ran : THE BLUE AND THE (TRAY. By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron had fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver....Gray. These in the robings of glory, Those in the g oom of defeat ; All with the battle blood gory, In the dusk of eternity meet ; — Under the sod... | |
| 1872 - 514 pages
...her mother's house, And the children that laugh in the sun. THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.— FM FINCH. BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of...the dead : — Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day ; Under the one, the Blue, Under the other, the Gray. These in the robings of glory,... | |
| 1872 - 588 pages
...from the true altar of poesy. By the fiow of th* inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fired, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep...and the dew, Waiting the Judgment Day ; Under the laurel, the Blue; Under the other, the Gray. These in the roliings of irloiy, Those in the gloom of... | |
| John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 560 pages
...tread. Friend ' Guardian ! Saviour! which doth lead to thee ! FM FINCH. [USA] THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of...Under the one, the Blue ; Under the other, the Gray. From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for... | |
| 1875 - 324 pages
...the dead. They strewed flowers alike on the graves of the Confederate and the National soldiers. BY the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of...ranks of the dead ; — Under the sod and the dew, 2. These in the robings of glory,' Those in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In... | |
| Edward Austin Sheldon - 1875 - 444 pages
...L. — THE BLUE AND THE GRAY. I) Y the flow of the inland river, -*— " Whence the fleets of iron1 have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver,...Waiting the judgment day ; — Under the one, the Blue ; 2 Under the other, the Gray.3 2. These, in the robings of glory, Those, in the gloom of defeat, —... | |
| 1875 - 400 pages
...far-famed Arlington House, surrounded by the hundreds of white headboards, where lie the nation's dead. By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of...grave-grass quiver. Asleep are the ranks of the dead. Gone are the social glories of that old ancestral home, yet fondly we trust that angels watch tenderly... | |
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