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Oliver Wendell Holmes - Sherman’s In SavannahOliver Wendell Holmes - Sherman’s In Savannah
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A HALF-RHYMED IMPROMPTU 1865 LIKE the tribes of Israel, Fed on quails and manna, Sherman and his glorious band Journeyed through the rebel land, Fed from Heaven`s all-bounteous hand, Marching on Savannah! As the moving pillar shone, Streamed the starry banner All day long in rosy light, Flaming splendor all the night, Till it swooped in eagle flight Down on doomed Savannah! Glory be to God on high! Shout the loud Hosanna! Treason`s wilderness is past, Canaan`s shore is won at last, Peal a nation`s trumpet-blast,-- Sherman `s in Savannah! Soon shall Richmond`s tough old hide Find a tough old tanner! Soon from every rebel wall Shall the rag of treason fall, Till our banner flaps o`er all As it crowns Savannah!
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