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_We elms of Malvern Hill Remember every thing; But sap the twig will fill: Wag the world how it will, Leaves must be green in Spring. WE ELMS OF MALVIRNE HILL REMEMBER EVERY THING BUT SAP THE TWIG WILL FILL WAG THE WORLD HOW IT WILL LEAVES MUST BE GREEN IN SPRING
ld their lives in this. Malvern Hill. (July, 1862.) Ye elms that wave on Malvern Hill In prime of morn and May, Recall ye how McClellan’s men Here stood at bay? While deep within yon forest dim Our rigid comrades lay-- Some with the cartridge in their mouth, Others with fixed arms lifted South-- Invoking so The cypress glades? Ah wilds of woe! The spires of Richmond, late beheld Through rifts in musket-haze, Were closed from view in clouds of dust On leaf-walled ways, Where streamed our wagons in caravan; And the Seven Nights and Days Of march and fast, retreat and fight, Pinched our grimed faces to ghastly plight-- Does the elm wood Recall the haggard beards of blood? The battle-smoked flag, with stars eclipsed, We followed (it never fell!)-- In silence husbanded our strength-- Received their yell; Till on this slope we patient turned With cannon ordered well; Reverse we proved was not defeat; But ah, the sod what thousands meet!-- Does Malvern Wood Bethink itself, and muse and brood? WO THOUSAND TWELVE WORD PRESS DOT CLARKOO DY E D U SLASH M E U M M A M SLASHLEY REVOX YE ELMS THAT WAVE ON MELBOURNE HILL IMPRIME OF MORN AND MAY RECALL YE HOW MC CLELLAN'S MEN HERE STOOD AT BAY WHILE DEEP WITHIN YON FOREST DIM OUR RIGID COMRADES LAY SOME WITH THE CARTRIDGE IN THEIR MOUTH OTHERS WITH FIXED ARMS LIFTED SOUTH INVOKING SO THE CYPRESS GLADES AH WILDS OF WOE THE SPIRES OF RICH MEN LATE BEHELD THROUGH RIFTS AND MUSKET HAZE WERE CLOSE FROM VIEW IN CLOUDS OF DUST ON LEAF WALLED WAYS WHERE STREAMED OUR WAGONS AND CARAVAN AND THE SEVEN NIGHTS AND DAYS OF MARCH AND FASTS RETREAT AND FIGHT PINCHED OUR GRIM FACES TO GHASTLY PLIGHT DOES THE ELMWOOD RECALL THE HAGGARD BEARDS OF BLOOD THE BATTLE SMOKE FLAG WITH STARS ECLIPSED WE FOLLOWED IT NEVER FELL AND SILENCE HUSBAND DID OUR STRENGTH RECEIVE THEIR YELL TILL ON THIS SLOPE WE PATIENT TURNED WITH CANNON ORDER'D WELL REVERSE WE PROVE WAS NOT DEFEAT BUT AH THE SOD WHAT THOUSANDS MEET DOES MALVIRON WOOD BETHINK ITSELF AND MUSE AND BROOD
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