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But some who gained the envied Alp, And  eager, ardent, earnest there   Dropped into Death's wide open arms, Quelled on the wing like eagles struck in air   Forever they slumber young and fair, The smile upon them as they died; Their end attained, that end a height: Life was to these a dream fulfilled, And death a starry night. BUT SOME WHO GAINED THE ENVIED ALP AND EAGER ARDENT EARNEST THERE DROPPED INTO DEATH'S WIDE OPEN ARMS QUELLED ON THE WING LIKE EAGLES STRUCK IN AIR FOR EVER THEY SLUMBER YOUNG AND FAIR THEIR SMILE UPON THEM AS THEY DIED THEIR END ATTAINED THAT END A HEIGHT LIFE WAS TO THESE A DREAM FULFILLED AND DEATH A STARRY NIGHT
sees two miles of dark dots creep, And knows they mean the cope. He sees them creep. Yet here and there Half hid ’mid leafless groves they go; As men who ply through traceries high Of turreted marbles show-- So dwindle these to eyes below. But fronting shot and flanking shell Sliver and rive the inwoven ways; High tops of oaks and high hearts fall, But never the climbing stays. From right to left, from left to right They roll the rallying cheer-- Vie with each other, brother with brother, Who shall the first appear-- What color-bearer with colors clear In sharp relief, like sky-drawn Grant, Whose cigar must now be near the stump-- While in solicitude his back Heap slowly to a hump. Near and more near; till now the flags Run like a catching flame; And one flares highest, to peril nighest-- _He_ means to make a name: Salvos! they give him his fame. The staff is caught, and next the rush, And then the leap where death has led; Flag answered flag along the crest, And swarms of rebels fled. FAR ALONG THE BREADTH OF SLOPE AND SEES TWO MILES OF DARK DOTS CREEP AND KNOWS THEY MEAN THE COPE HE SEES THEM CREEP YET HERE AND THERE HALF HID MID LEAFLESS GROVES THEY GO AS MEN WHO PLY THROUGH TRACERIES HIGH OF TURRETED MARBLE SHOW SO DWINDLE THESE TO EYES BELOW BUT FRONTING SHOT AND FLANKING SHELL SLIVER AND RIVE THE INWOVEN WAYS HIGH TOPS OF OAKS AND HIGH HEARTS FALL BUT NEVER THE CLIMBING STAYS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THEY ROLL THE RALLYING CHEER VIE WITH EACH OTHER BROTHER WITH BROTHER WHO SHALL THE FIRST APPEAR WHAT COLOR BEARER WITH COLOURS CLEAR IN SHARP RELIEF LIKE SKY DRAWN GRANT WHOSE CIGAR MUST NOW BE NEAR THE STUMP WHILE IN SOLICITUDE HIS BACK HEAP SLOWLY TO A HUMP NEARER AND MORE NEAR TILL NOW THE FLAGS RUN LIKE A CATCHING FLAME AND ONE FLARES HIGHEST TO PERIL NIGHEST HE MEANS TO MAKE A NAME SALVOES THEY GIVE HIM HIS FAME THE STAFF IS CAUGHT AND NEXT THE RUSH AND THEN THE LEAP WHERE DEATH HAS LED FLAG ANSWERED FLAG ALONG THE CREST AND SWARMS OF REBELS FLED
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