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PERCY MACKAYE'S NEW POEMS
The Present Hour
By PERCY MACKAYE
Author of "The Scarecrow," "Sappho and Phaon," etc.
Cloth, 12mo, $1 25
"The Present Hour" is a vital expression of America in
themes of war and peace. The first section (War) contains the
gripping narrative poem "Fight The Tale of a Gunner," and
a series of powerful poems dealing with the great struggle in
Europe Few war-poems of the many published in this country
and England reveal such sincerity, force and imagery,
as these of Mr MacKaye Among them are "American Neutrality,"
"Peace," "Wilson," "Louvain," "Rheims." "The
Muffled Drums," "Magna Carta," "France," "A Prayer of
the Peoples," etc The second section (Peace) includes his
widely read poems, "Goethals," "Panama Hymn," "School,"
"The Heart in the Jar," and other representative work The
volume is an important addition to Mr MacKaye's long list
of books and a valuable contribution to the poetry of our time.
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Publishers 64-66 Fifth Avenue New York
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