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SHERMAN THE GREAT.
He is a victor, and his name
Shall fly through the world,
From whom the Rebels fly in shame,
Who hence shall bear the torch of fame,
Till States to naught are hurled.
Shall fly through the world,
From whom the Rebels fly in shame,
Who hence shall bear the torch of fame,
Till States to naught are hurled.
He has pervaded all the west,
'Mid thunder, wind and rain;
Their States could not support the test,
They left their towns at his behest,
To languish and bewail.
'Mid thunder, wind and rain;
Their States could not support the test,
They left their towns at his behest,
To languish and bewail.
From his approach at once they fled,
And did not dare to fight,
But left their homes at his behest;
When once the sad report had spread,
Their hosts resumed their flight.
And did not dare to fight,
But left their homes at his behest;
When once the sad report had spread,
Their hosts resumed their flight.
Brave Sherman, with thy doubtless host,
Before whom none can stand,
The rich, the proud forbear to boast,
For the Confederate powers are lost
And left without command.
Before whom none can stand,
The rich, the proud forbear to boast,
For the Confederate powers are lost
And left without command.
He has led his armies south and east,
And left his name behind,
Inviting his foes with him to feast
And did not imitate the beast,
But acted brave and kind.
And left his name behind,
Inviting his foes with him to feast
And did not imitate the beast,
But acted brave and kind.
'Twas not his wish to crush and kill,
By thus to show his power,
Life to destroy was not his will,
But right and justice to fulfill
And make his foes to cower.
By thus to show his power,
Life to destroy was not his will,
But right and justice to fulfill
And make his foes to cower.
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Brave Sherman, great, exalted man,
Thou who spread alarm before,
An sent them flying as from pan,
And bade them save your lives who can;
Retreat and do no more.
Thou who spread alarm before,
An sent them flying as from pan,
And bade them save your lives who can;
Retreat and do no more.
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