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For Graves at Pea Ridge,
Let none misgive we died amiss When here we strove in furious fight:
Furious it was; nathless was this Better than tranquil plight,
And tame surrender of the
Hallowed by hearts and by the laws. We here who warred for Man and Right,
The choice of warring never laid with us. There we were ruled by the traitor's choice. Nor long we stood to trim and poise,
But marched and fell--victorious!
Herman Melville
Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period.
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