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I mourn upon this battle field	A
But not for those who perished here	B
Behold the river bank	C
Whither the angry farmers came	D
In sloven dress and broken rank	C
Nor thought of fame	D
Their deed of blood	E
All mankind praise	F
Even the serene Reason says	G
It was well done	H
The wise and simple have one glance	I
To greet yon stern head stone	J
Which more of pride than pity gave	K
To mark the Briton's friendless grave	K
Yet it is a stately tomb	L
The grand return	M
Of eve and morn	N
The year's fresh bloom	L
The silver cloud	O
Might grace the dust that is most proud	O
	-
Yet not of these I muse	P
In this ancestral place	Q
But of a kindred face	Q
That never joy or hope shall here diffuse	R
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Ah brother of the brief but blazing star	S
What hast thou to do with these	T
Haunting this bank's historic trees	T
Thou born for noblest life	U
For action's field for victor's car	S
Thou living champion of the right	V
To these their penalty belonged	W
I grudge not these their bed of death	X
But thine to thee who never wronged	W
The poorest that drew breath	X
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All inborn power that could	Y
Consist with homage to the good	Y
Flamed from his martial eye	Z
He who seemed a soldier born	N
He should have the helmet worn	N
All friends to fend all foes defy	Z
Fronting foes of God and man	A2
Frowning down the evil doer	B2
Battling for the weak and poor	B2
His from youth the leader's look	C2
Gave the law which others took	C2
And never poor beseeching glance	I
Shamed that sculptured countenance	D2
	-
There is no record left on earth	E2
Save in tablets of the heart	F2
Of the rich inherent worth	E2
Of the grace that on him shone	J
Of eloquent lips of joyful wit	G2
He could not frame a word unfit	G2
An act unworthy to be done	H
Honour prompted every glance	I
Honour came and sat beside him	H2
In lowly cot or painful road	I2
And evermore the cruel god	J2
Cried 'Onward ' and the palm crown showed	I2
Born for success he seemed	K2
With grace to win with heart to hold	L2
With shining gifts that took all eyes	M2
With budding power in college halls	N2
As pledged in coming days to forge	O2
Weapons to guard the State or scourge	P2
Tyrants despite their guards or walls	N2
On his young promise Beauty smiled	Q2
Drew his free homage unbeguiled	Q2
And prosperous Age held out his hand	Q2
And richly his large future planned	Q2
And troops of friends enjoyed the tide	Q2
All all was given and only health denied	Q2
	-
I see him with superior smile	R2
Hunted by Sorrow's grisly train	S2
In lands remote in toil and pain	S2
With angel patience labour on	T2
With the high port he wore erewhile	R2
When foremost of the youthful band	Q2
The prizes in all lists he won	H
Nor bate one jot of heart or hope	U2
And least of all the loyal tie	Q2
Which holds to home 'neath every sky	Q2
The joy and pride the pilgrim feels	V2
In hearts which round the hearth at home	W2
Keep pulse for pulse with those who roam	W2
	-
What generous beliefs console	R2
The brave whom Fate denies the goal	R2
If others reach it is content	Q2
To Heaven's high will his will is bent	Q2
Firm on his heart relied	Q2
What lot soe'er betide	Q2
Work of his hand	Q2
He nor repents nor grieves	X2
Pleads for itself the fact	Q2
As unrepenting Nature leaves	X2
Her every act	Q2
	-
Fell the bolt on the branching oak	Y2
The rainbow of his hope was broke	Y2
No craven cry no secret tear	Z2
He told no pang he knew no fear	A3
Its peace sublime his aspect kept	Q2
His purpose woke his features slept	Q2
And yet between the spasms of pain	S2
His genius beamed with joy again	B3
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O'er thy rich dust the endless smile	R2
Of Nature in thy Spanish isle	R2
Hints never loss or cruel break	C3
And sacrifice for love's dear sake	C3
Nor mourn the unalterable Days	F
That Genius goes and Folly stays	F
What matters how or from what ground	Q2
The freed soul its Creator found	Q2
Alike thy memory embalms	F
That orange grove that isle of palms	F
And these loved banks whose oak boughs bold	Q2
Root in the blood of heroes old	Q2

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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