Oliver Wendell Holmes Poems

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61.
Lexington

Slowly the mist o’er the meadow was creeping,
Bright on the dewy buds glistened the sun,
When from his couch, while his children were sleeping,
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62.
A Sea Dialogue

Cabin Passenger:
FRIEND, you seem thoughtful. I not wonder much
That he who sails the ocean should be sad.
I am myself reflective. When I think
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63.
The Hot Season

THE folks, that on the first of May
Wore winter coats and hose,
Began to say, the first of June,
'Good Lord! how hot it grows!'
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64.
Our Indian Summer

You 'll believe me, dear boys, 't is a pleasure to rise,
With a welcome like this in your darling old eyes;
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65.

THE land of sunshine and of song!
Her name your hearts divine;
To her the banquet's vows belong
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66.
Hymn After The Emancipation Proclamation

GIVER of all that crowns our days,
With grateful hearts we sing thy praise;
Through deep and desert led by Thee,
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67.
The Comet

The Comet! He is on his way,
And singing as he flies;
The whizzing planets shrink before
The spectre of the skies;
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68.
The Gray Chief

'T is sweet to fight our battles o'er,
And crown with honest praise
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69.
The Last Charge

Now, men of the North! will you join in the strife
For country, for freedom, for honor, for life?
The giant grows blind in his fury and spite,--
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70.
The Broomstick Train; Or, The Return Of The Witches

LOOK out! Look out, boys! Clear the track!
The witches are here! They've all come back!
They hanged them high,--No use! No use!
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