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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. 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
 throngs who in forest cowed Before the spell of battle’s pause, Forefelt the stillness that shall dwell On them and on their wars. North and South shall join the train Of Yorkist and Lancastrian. But where the sword has plunged so deep, And then been turned within the wound By deadly Hate; where Climes contend On vasty ground-- No warning Alps or seas between, And small the curb of creed or law, And blood is quick, and quick the brain; Shall North and South their rage deplore, And reunited thrive amain Like Yorkist and Lancastrian? Running the Batteries, As observed from the Anchorage above Vicksburgh. (April, 1863.) A moonless night--a friendly one; A haze dimmed the shadowy shore As the first lampless boat slid silent on; Hist! and we spake no more; We but pointed, and stilly, 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?  RUNNING THE BATTERIES BY HERMAN MELVILLE READ FOR LIEBRAX DOT ORG BY CATHERINE BOGAN AT CLARK UNIVERSITY RECORDED NOVEMBER OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARK U DOT E D U SLASH M E N E U M A N SLASH LIEBERVOX A MOONLESS NIGHT A FRIENDLY ONE A HAZE DIMMED THE SHADOWY SHORE AS THE FIRST LAMPLESS BOAT SLID SILENT ON HISSED AND WE SPAKE NO MORE WE BUT POINTED AND 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
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