Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO ARMS, by PARK BENJAMIN Poet's Biography First Line: Awake! Arise, ye men of might! Last Line: Are sure to win the day! Subject(s): United States - Mexican War (1846-1848) | ||||||||
AWAKE! arise, ye men of might! The glorious hour is nigh, -- Your eagle pauses in his flight, And screams his battle-cry. From North to South, from East to West: Send back an answering cheer, And say farewell to peace and rest, And banish doubt and fear. Arm! arm! your country bids you arm! Fling out your banners free -- Let drum and trumpet sound alarm, O'er mountains, plain, and sea. March onward from th' Atlantic shore, To Rio Grande's tide -- Fight as your fathers fought of yore! Die as your fathers died! Go! vindicate your country's fame, Avenge your country's wrong! The sons should own a deathless name, To whom such sires belong. The kindred of the noble dead As noble deeds should dare: The fields whereon their blood was shed A deeper stain must bear. To arms! to arms! ye men of might; Away from home, away! The first and foremost in the fight Are sure to win the day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VICTOR GALBRAITH by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD by THEODORE O'HARA THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE CRISIS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE BATTLE OF THE KING'S MILL [SEPTEMBER 8, 1847] by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH THE GUNS IN THE GRASS [MAY 8, 1846] by THOMAS FROST MY WIFE AND CHILD by HENRY R. JACKSON ILLUMINATION FOR VICTORIES IN MEXICO by SARA JANE CLARKE LIPPINCOTT THE OLD SEXTON by PARK BENJAMIN NEW YORK HARBOR by PARK BENJAMIN LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |
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