William Ross Wallace Poems

A sound like a sound of thunder rolled,
And the heart of a nation stirred—
For the bell of Freedom, at midnight tolled,
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Blessings on the hand of women!
Angels guard its strength and grace,
In the palace, cottage, hovel,
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I.

O ENGLAND, through thy lovely vales
And emerald hills how many now
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I

Oh, well may the muffled drum be rolled,
And the Star-Flag wrapped around him;
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How soft the murmur of this breeze!
How deep the Ocean’s purple hue I
How goldenly over all the Sun
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-So had the hero lain all night,
With folded arms, and large white brow serene,
Like the calm stature of a deity,
Reposing after some benignant
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From an American Shipyard

O WELL may a gladness illumine each brow,
And a triumph fr~m heart to heart leap,
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I.

Through the desolate aisles of my shadowy caves,
On my mountains that must but for thee tower dim,
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I.

SMILE On, smile on, thou sentinel moon
From yonder Heaven’s pure, azure deep.
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I.

GOD of the Free! upon thy breath
Our Flag is for the Right unrolled;
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