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THOUGHTS
ON PASSING PLATTSBURG, ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
Hush! this is sacred ground,
Sacred the wave;
Here were true warriors found,
Here is their grave!
Blue mountains dimly smile,
Clusters each little isle,
Passing clouds pause awhile
Over the brave!
Sacred the wave;
Here were true warriors found,
Here is their grave!
Blue mountains dimly smile,
Clusters each little isle,
Passing clouds pause awhile
Over the brave!
Foemen sleeps near the foe
Silent and cold!
Passions all hushed below,—
Tales that are told!—
Flowers the green sod have crowned,
Summer birds softly sound,
Murmur the waves around
“Peace to the bold!”
Silent and cold!
Passions all hushed below,—
Tales that are told!—
Flowers the green sod have crowned,
Summer birds softly sound,
Murmur the waves around
“Peace to the bold!”
Lake Champlain, 1836.
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