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Shoe the steed with silver That bore him to the fray, When he heard the guns at dawning   Miles away; When he heard them calling, calling   Mount! SHOE THE STEED WITH SILVER THAT BORE HIM TO THE FRAY WHEN HE HEARD THE GUNS AT DAWNING MILES AWAY WHEN HE HEARD THEM CALLING CALLING MOUNT
attered at her adamant den. The Chickasaw plunged beneath the stern And pounded there; a huge wrought orb From the Manhattan pierced one wall, but dropped; Others the seas absorb. Yet stormed on all sides, narrowed in, Hampered and cramped, the bad one fought-- Spat ribald curses from the port Who shutters, jammed, locked up this Man-of-Sin. No pause or stay. They made a din Like hammers round a boiler forged; Now straining strength tangled itself with strength, Till Hate her will disgorged. The white flag showed, the fight was won-- Mad shouts went up that shook the Bay; But pale on the scarred fleet’s decks there lay A silent man for every silenced gun. And quiet far below the wave, Where never cheers shall move their sleep, Some who did boldly, nobly earn them, lie-- Charmed children of the deep. But decks that now are in the seed, And cannon yet within the mine, Shall thrill the deeper, gun and pine, Because of the Tecumseh’s glorious deed. Sheridan at Cedar Creek. (October, 1864.)  SHERIDAN AT CEDAR CREEK BY HERMAN MELVILLE READ FOR LIEBRAVOCK STOT ORG BY SAWSHA KOHEN AT CLARK UNIVERSITY RECORDED NOVEMBER OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARK EW DOT ETY U SLASH M E N E U M A N SLASH LIEBER BOX
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