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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HALF-MAST, by LLOYD MIFFLIN Poet's Biography
First Line: On every schoolhouse, ship, and staff
Last Line: The martyrs of the maine!
Subject(s): Maine (ship)
First Line: On every schoolhouse, ship, and staff
Last Line: The martyrs of the maine!
Subject(s): Maine (ship)
ON every schoolhouse, ship, and staff
From 'Frisco clear to Marblehead,
Let droop the starry banner now,
In sorrow for our sailors dead.
Half-mast! Half-mast! o'er all the land;
The verdict wait; your wrath restrain;
Half-mast for all that gallant band --
The sailors of the Maine!
Not till a treachery is proved
His sword the patriot soldier draws;
War is the last alternative --
Be patient till ye know the cause.
Meanwhile -- Half-mast o'er all the land!
The verdict wait; your wrath restrain;
Half-mast! for all that gallant band --
The martyrs of the Maine!
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