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A purposed light; it shows our fleet; Yet a little late in its searching ray, So far and strong, that in phantom cheat Lank on the deck our shadows lay; The shining flag ship stings their guns to furious play. A PURPOSE LIGHT IT SHOWS OUR FLEET YET A LITTLE LATE IN ITS SEARCHING RAY SO FAR AND STRONG THAT IN PHANTOM CHEAT LANK ON THE DECK OUR SHADOWS LAY THE SHINING FLAG SHIP STINGS THEIR GUNS TO FURIOUS PLAY
 feel The secret like a burden laid. The first boat melts; and a second keel Is blent with the foliaged shade-- Their midnight rounds have the rebel officers made? Unspied as yet. A third--a fourth-- Gun-boat and transport in Indian file Upon the war-path, smooth from the North; But the watch may they hope to beguile? The manned river-batteries stretch for mile on mile. A flame leaps out; they are seen; Another and another gun roars; We tell the course of the boats through the screen By each further fort that pours, And we guess how they jump from their beds on those shrouded shores. Converging fires. We speak, though low: “That blastful furnace can they threadd” “Why, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego Came out all right, we read; The Lord, be sure, he helps his people, Ned.” How we strain our gaze. On bluffs they shun A golden growing flame appears-- Confirms to a silvery steadfast one: “The town is afire!” crows Hugh: “three cheers” Lot stops his mouth: “Nay, lad, better three tears.” D STILLILY TO WHAT WE SAW WE FELT THE DEW AND SEEMED TO FEEL THE SECRET LIKE A BURDEN LAID THE FIRST BOAT MELTS AND A SECOND KEEL IS BLENT WITH THE FOLIAGED SHADE THEIR MIDNIGHT ROUNDS HAVE THE REBEL OFFICERS MADE UNSPIED AS YET A THIRD A FOURTH GUNBOAT AND TRANSPORT AN INDIAN FILE UPON THE WARPATH SMOOTH FROM THE NORTH BUT THE WATCH MAY THEY HOPE TO BEGUILE THE MANNED RIVER BATTERIES STRETCH FOR MILE ON MILE A FLAME LEAPS OUT THEY ARE SEEN ANOTHER AND ANOTHER GUN ROARS WE TELL THE COURSE OF THE BOAT THROUGH THE SCREEN BY EACH FURTHER FORT THAT POURS AND WE GUESS HOW THEY JUMP FROM THEIR BEDS ON THOSE SHROUDED SHORES CONVERGING FIRES WE SPEAK THOUGH LOW THAT BLASTFUL FURNACE CAN THEY THREAD WHY SHADRACH MESHAK AND ABED NEGO CAME OUT ALL RIGHT WE READ THE LORD BE SURE HE HELPS HIS PEOPLE NED HOW WE STRAIN OUR GAZE ON BLUFFS THEY SHUN A GOLDEN GROWING FLAME APPEARS CONFIRMS TO A SILVERY STEADFAST ONE THE TOWN IS AFIRE CROWS HUGH THREE CHEERS LOT STOPS HIS MOUTH NAY LAD BETTER THREE TEARS
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