Columbia's Apostasy: With Other Poems and Essays ...1899 - 48 pages |
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Page 42 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song! Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong! Our fathers...
Page 18 - Hail, Columbia ! happy land ! Hail, ye heroes, heaven-born band! Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause, Who fought and bled in Freedom's cause; And when the storm of war was gone, Enjoyed the peace your valor won. Let independence be our boast, Ever mindful what it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies. Firm united let us be, Rallying round our liberty! As a band of brothers joined, Peace and safety we shall find.
Page 18 - Peace and safety we shall find. Immortal patriots ! rise once more ; Defend your rights, defend your shore, Let no rude foe, with impious hand, Let no rude foe, with impious hand, Invade the shrine where sacred lies Of toil and blood the well-earn'd prize. While offering peace sincere and just, In Heaven we place a manly trust. That truth and justice will prevail. And every scheme of bondage fail.
Page 8 - these people are far superior in their intelligence and more capable of self-government than the natives of Cuba, and I am familiar with both races.
Page 39 - The sword was brought ; the soldier's eye Lit with a sudden flame ; And, as he grasped the ancient blade, He murmured Warren's name ; Then said, " My boy, I leave you gold, But what is richer still, I leave you, mark me, mark me, now, The sword of Bunker Hill.
Page 47 - This is a world of compensation ; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and under a just God cannot long retain it.
Page 8 - Malay race, and while there are very few pure Malays among their leaders, I think their stock has rather been improved than debased by admixture. I consider the forty or fifty Philippine leaders, with whose fortunes I have been very closely connected, both the superiors of the Malays and the Cubans. Aguinaldo, Agoncilla, and Sandico are all men who would all be leaders in their separate departments in any country...
Page 39 - Weep not, my boy," the veteran said, " I bow to Heaven's high will; But quickly from yon antlers bring The sword of Bunker Hill." The sword was brought; the soldier's eye Lit with a sudden flame ; And, as he grasped the ancient blade, He...