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Her children's children they shall know The good withheld from her; And so her reverie takes prophetic cheer   In spirit she sees the stir Far down the depth of thousand years, And marks the revel shine; Her dusky face is lit with sober light, Sibylline, yet benign. HER CHILDREN'S CHILDREN THEY SHALL KNOW THE GOOD WITHHELD FROM HER AND SO HER REVERIE TAKES PROPHETIC CHEER IN SPIRIT SHE SEES THE STIR FAR DOWN THE DEPTH OF THOUSAND YEARS AND MARKS THE REVEL SHINE HER DUSKY FACE IS LIT WITH SOBER LIGHT SIBILLINE YET BENIGN
outhern land; As weird, from thought to thought of his Run memories hand in hand. And so he lingers--lingers on In the City of the Foe-- His cousins and his countrymen Who see him listless go. A Grave near Petersburg, Virginia.[19] Head-board and foot-board duly placed-- Grassed in the mound between; Daniel Drouth is the slumberer’s name-- Long may his grave be green! Quick was his way--a flash and a blow, Full of his fire was he-- A fire of hell--’tis burnt out now-- Green may his grave long be! May his grave be green, though he Was a rebel of iron mould; Many a true heart--true to the Cause, Through the blaze of his wrath lies cold. May his grave be green--still green While happy years shall run; May none come nigh to disinter The--_Buried Gun_. “Formerly a Slave.” An idealized Portrait, by E. Vedder, in the Spring Exhibition of the National Academy, 1865. The sufferance of her race is shown, And retrospect of life, Which now too late deliverance dawns upon; Yet is she not at strife.  FORMERLY A SLAVE BY HERMAN MELVILLE READ FOR LIBERVOX DOT ORG BY JASON DE MARTINI AT CLARK UNIVERSITY RECORDED NOVEMBER OF TWO THOUSAND TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARK U DOT E DY U SLASH AMY N E U M A N SLASH LIBERVOX THE SUFFERANCE OF HER RACE IS SHOWN AND RETROSPECT OF LIFE WHICH NOW TOO LATE DELIVERANCE DAWNS UPON YET IS SHE NOT AT STRIFE
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