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Gettysburg
Excerpt from Gettysburg
We'll dictate our own terms on the broad fields of Penn l Gloom sits on the nation's heart; Gloom pervades the crowded mart Far from valley, hill and plain, Hope and joy have winged amain. This is not the pang that thrills, When we face the thousand ills, War engenders - not the grief Tears express, when no relief.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
We'll dictate our own terms on the broad fields of Penn l Gloom sits on the nation's heart; Gloom pervades the crowded mart Far from valley, hill and plain, Hope and joy have winged amain. This is not the pang that thrills, When we face the thousand ills, War engenders - not the grief Tears express, when no relief.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
24 pages, Paperback
First published August 4, 2015
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John R. Baker
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John R. Baker
John R. Baker, biologist, physical anthropologist
John R. Baker
John R. Baker, biologist, physical anthropologist
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September 6, 2022
A poem of the battle of Gettysburg originally published in 1866. Written long before any revisionist history, General Robert E. Lee is described as such:
Who has turned his good sword 'gainst his country at need,
Who struck at the hand that first taught him to lead,
Who has forfeited honor, to soldier so dear,
By deserting his flag when the trial drew near.
Of Lee's Army Mr. Baker writes:
With oppression familiar, in arrogance strong,
They are marshaled the champions of slav'ry and wrong.
Who has turned his good sword 'gainst his country at need,
Who struck at the hand that first taught him to lead,
Who has forfeited honor, to soldier so dear,
By deserting his flag when the trial drew near.
Of Lee's Army Mr. Baker writes:
With oppression familiar, in arrogance strong,
They are marshaled the champions of slav'ry and wrong.
Displaying 1 of 1 review