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The forts are daunted, slack their fire, Confounded by the deadlier aim And rapid broadsides of the speeding fleet, And fierce denouncing flame. THE FORTS ARE DAUNTED SLACK THEIR FIRE CONFOUNDED BY THE DEADLIER AIM AND RAPID BROADSIDES OF THE SPEEDING FLEET AND FIERCE ANNOUNCING FLAME
 the fight, with influence sent Throughout the dusk embattlement; And so they neared the strait and walls of stone. No sprintly fife as in the field, The decks were hushed like fanes in prayer; Behind each man a holy angel stood-- He stood, though none was ’ware. Out spake the forts on either hand, Back speak the ships when spoken to, And set their flags in concert true, And _On and in!_ is Farragut’s command. But what delays? ’mid wounds above Dim buoys give hint of death below-- Sea-ambuscades, where evil art had aped Hecla that hides in snow. The centre-van, entangled, trips; The starboard leader holds straight on: A cheer for the Tecumseh!--nay, Before their eyes the turreted ship goes down! The fire redoubles, While the fleet Hangs dubious--ere the horror ran-- The Admiral rushes to his rightful place-- Well met! apt hour and man!-- Closes with peril, takes the lead, His action is a stirring call; He strikes his great heart through them all, And is the genius of their daring deed. CARE HE LASHED HIMSELF ALOFT AND SHONE STAR OF THE FIGHT WITH INFLUENCE SENT THROUGHOUT THE DUSK EMBATTLEMENT AND SO THEY NEARED THE STRAIT AND WALLS OF STONE NO SPRIGHTLY FIFE AS IN THE FIELD THE DECKS WERE HUSHED LIKE FANES IN PRAYER BEHIND EACH MAN A HOLY ANGEL STOOD HE STOOD THOUGH NONE WAS WARE OUT SPAKE THE FORTS ON EITHER HAND BACK SPEAK THE SHIPS WHEN SPOKEN TO AND SET THEIR FLAGS IN CONCERT TRUE AND ON AND IN IS FARRAGUT'S COMMAND BUT WHAT DELAYS MID WOUNDS ABOVE DIM BUOYS GIVE HINT OF DEATH BELOW SEA AMBUSCADES WHERE EVIL ART HAD APED HECLA THAT HIDES IN SNOW THE CENTRE VAN ENTANGLED TRIPS THE STARBOARD LEADER HOLDS STRAIGHT ON A CHEER FOR THE TIKUMSA NAY BEFORE THEIR EYES THE TURRETED SHIP GOES DOWN THE FIRE REDOUBLES WHILE THE FLEET HANGS DUBIOUS ERE THE HORROR RAN THE ADMIRAL RUSHES TO HIS RIGHTFUL PLACE WELL MET APT HOUR AND MAN CLOSES WITH PERIL TAKES THE LEAD HIS ACTION IS A STIRRING CALL HE STRIKES HIS GREAT HEART THROUGH THEM ALL AND IS THE GENIUS OF THEIR DARING DEED
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