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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 1 (search)
o! Like a weird painting o'er the life below, Solemn and calm, with silence in their eyes, “Congress assembled” --watchers from yon skies! Above the storm, serene with high reproof, Sorrow, not anger — silence, shame, and love! Lo! from your sacred places rise the grand And haloed guardians of your hallowed land, Wherever lying, dust in earth, but yet Voices in council men may ne'er forget. Webster's calm looks the waves of discord sun; Words broken rise, “Now and for ever, one!” And over Ashland's folded sod forever A spirit rises, “Never! never! never!” A year ago were writ these pleading words, While the black skies throbbed full of prophet-birds, And (wraths world-old, whose maws have no remorse) Grim vultures wheeling for a nation's corse. These words, a year ago, I could but deem The haunting memory of some waking dream. The year has gone, and God's horizon still Flames with the unread mystery of his will. A year has gone; lo! all the winter nights Crimson around wi