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And life once over, who shall tell the rest? Life is, of all we know, God's best. AND LIFE ONCE OVER WHO SHALL TELL THE REST LIFE IS OF ALL WE KNOW GOD'S BEST
ere’s a trumpet that shall rend This Soldier’s sleep. Pass the ropes the coffin round, And let descend; Prayer and volley--let it sound McPherson’s end. _True fame is his, for life is o’er-- Sarpedon of the mighty war._ At the Cannon’s Mouth. Destruction of the Ram Albermarle by the Torpedo-Launch. (October, 1864.) Palely intent, he urged his keel Full on the guns, and touched the spring; Himself involved in the bolt he drove Timed with the armed hull’s shot that stove His shallop--die or do! Into the flood his life he threw, Yet lives--unscathed--a breathing thing To marvel at. He has his fame; But that mad dash at death, how name? Had Earth no charm to stay the Boy From the martyr-passion? Could he dare Disdain the Paradise of opening joy Which beckons the fresh heart every where? Life has more lures than any girl For youth and strength; puts forth a share Of beauty, hinting of yet rarer store; And ever with unfathomable eyes, Which baffingly entice, Still strangely does Adonis draw.  AT THE CANNON'S MOUTH BY HERMAN MELVILLE READ FOR LIEBRAVOCK STOT ORG BY SAWSHA KOHAN 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 PALELY INTENT HE URGED HIS KEEL FULL ON THE GUNS AND TOUCHED THE SPRING HIMSELF INVOLVED IN THE BOLT HE DROVE TIMED WITH THE ARMED HULLS SHOT THAT STROVE HIS SHALLOP DIE OR DO INTO THE FLOOD HIS LIFE HE THREW YET LIVES UNSCATHED A BREATHING THING TO MARVEL AT HE HAS HIS FAME BUT THAT MAD DASH AT DEATH HOW NAME HAD EARTH NO CHARM TO STAY THE BOY FROM THE MARTYR PASSION COULD HE DARE DISDAIN THE PARADISE OF OPENING JOY WHICH BECKONS THE FRESH HEART EVERYWHERE LIFE HAS MORE LURES THAN ANY GIRL FOR YOUTH AND STRENGTH PUTS FORTH A SHARE OF BEAUTY HINTING OF YET RARER STORE AND EVER WITH UNFATHOMABLE EYES WHICH BAFFINGLY ENTICE STILL STRANGELY DOES ADONIS DRAW
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