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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VANQUISHED; ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL GRANT, by FRANCIS FISHER BROWNE Poet's Biography First Line: Not by the ball or brand Last Line: Vanquished but by death. Subject(s): Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885); Holidays; Memorial Day; Declaration Day | |||
I NOT by the ball or brand Sped by a mortal hand, Not by the lightning stroke When fiery tempests broke, -- Not mid the ranks of War Fell the great Conqueror. II Unmoved, undismayed, In the crash and carnage of the cannonade, -- Eye that dimmed not, hand that failed not, Brain that swerved not, heart that quailed not, Steel nerve, iron form, -- The dauntless spirit that o'erruled the storm. III While the Hero peaceful slept A foeman to his chamber crept, Lightly to the slumberer came, Touched his brow and breathed his name: O'er the stricken form there passed Suddenly an icy blast. IV The Hero woke, rose undismayed, Saluted Death, and sheathed his blade. V The Conqueror of a hundred fields To a mightier Conqueror yields; No mortal foeman's blow Laid the great Soldier low: Victor in his latest breath -- Vanquished but by Death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEMORIAL DAY by JOSEPHINE MILES MEMORIAL DAY FOR THE WAR DEAD by YEHUDA AMICHAI MEMORIAL DAY by MICHAEL ANANIA AN ODE ON THE UNVEILING OF THE SHAW MEMORIA BOSTON COMMON, MAY 31, 1897 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FREDERICKSBURG by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE DEATH OF GRANT by AMBROSE BIERCE MEMORIAL DAY by WILLIAM E. BROOKS THE DEATH OF SLAVERY by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT SANTA BARBARA by FRANCIS FISHER BROWNE |
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