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THE STATUE OF SHERMAN BY ST. GAUDENS by HENRY VAN DYKE

First Line: THIS IS THE SOLDIER BRAVE ENOUGH TO TELL
Last Line: AND RIDES THROUGH HELL TO SAVE HIS COUNTRY'S LIFE.
Subject(s): SAINT GAUDENS, AUGUSTUS (1848-1907); SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH (1820-1891); SOLDIERS; STATUES;
THIS is the soldier brave enough to tell
The glory-dazzled world that 'war is hell':
Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife,
And rides through hell to save his country's life.



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