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But they who first Gained the fort's base, and marked the trees Felled, heaped in horned perplexities, And shagged with brush; and swarming there Fierce wasps whose sting was present death   They faltered, drawing bated breath, And felt it was in vain to dare; Yet still, perforce, returned the ball, Firing into the tangled wall Till ordered to come down. BUT THEY WHO FIRST GAINED THE FORT'S BASE AND MARKED THE TREES FELLED HEAPED IN HORN PERPLEXITIES AND SHAGGED WITH BRUSH AND SWARMING THERE FIERCE WASPS WHOSE STING WAS PRESENT DEATH THEY FALTERED DRAWING BATED BREATH AND FELT IT WAS IN VAIN TO DARE YET STILL PERFOROUS RETURNED THE BALL FIRING INTO THE TANGLED WALL TILL ORDERS TO COME DOWN
: ’Tis diamond-cutting-diamond work. Woe on the rebel cannoneer Who shows his head. Our fellows lurk Like Indians that waylay the deer By the wild salt-spring.--The sky is dun, Fordooming the fall of Donelson. Stern weather is all unwonted here. The people of the country own We brought it. Yea, the earnest North Has elementally issued forth To storm this Donelson._ FURTHER. A yelling rout Of ragamuffins broke profuse To-day from out the Fort. Sole uniform they wore, a sort Of patch, or white badge (as you choose) Upon the arm. But leading these, Or mingling, were men of face And bearing of patrician race, Splendid in courage and gold lace-- The officers. Before the breeze Made by their charge, down went our line; But, rallying, charged back in force, And broke the sally; yet with loss. This on the left; upon the right Meanwhile there was an answering fight; Assailants and assailed reversed. The charge too upward, and not down-- Up a steep ridge-side, toward its crown, A strong redoubt. FF AND OURS RETURN THEM PUFF FOR PUFF TIS DIAMOND CUTTING DIAMOND WORK WOE ON THE REBEL CANNONEER WHO SHOWS HIS HEAD OUR FELLOWS LURK LIKE INDIANS THAT WAYLAY THE DEER BY THE WILD SALT SPRING THE SKY IS DONE FOR DOOMING THE FALL OF DONNELL SUN STERN WEATHER IS ALL UNWONTING HERE THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY ON WE BROUGHT IT YEA THE EARNEST NORTH HAS ELEMENTALLY ISSUED FORTH TO STORM THIS DONAL SUN FURTHER A YELLING ROUT OF RAGAMUFFINS BROKE PROFUSE TO DAY FROM OUT THE FORT SOLE UNIFORM THEY WORE A SORT OF PATCH OR WHITE BADGE AS YOU CHOOSE UPON THE ARM BUT LEADING THESE OR MINGLING WERE MEN OF FACE AND BEARING OF PATRICIAN RACE SPLENDID IN COURAGE AND GOLD LACE THE OFFICERS BEFORE THE BREEZE MADE BY THEIR CHARGE DOWN WENT OUR LINE BUT RALLYING CHARGED BACK IN FORCE AND BROKE THE SALLY YET WITH LOSS THIS ON THE LEFT UPON THE RIGHT MEANWHILE THERE WAS AN ANSWERING FIGHT ASSAILANT AND ASSAILED REVERSED THE CHARGE TO UPWARD AND NOT DOWN UP A STEEP RIDGE SIDE TOWARDS ITS CROWN A STRONG REDOUBT
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