The Johnstown Disaster, 1889 (Joseph Horatio Chant Poems)
Look down, ye Alleghenies, into the Conemaugh vale,And see the rising waters, and hear the bitter wail;The swollen streams now ...
Look down, ye Alleghenies, into the Conemaugh vale,And see the rising waters, and hear the bitter wail;The swollen streams now ...
Up to Dunbar our Cromwell went,Not to invade was his intent;But they who first King Charles soldNow turn their backs ...
Father of Universal Man, Where'er in this wide world he roam,Not known to thee by kith or clan, Nor height, nor breadth ...
Two men, well versed in use of arms, Set out, 'tis said, in search of game.Each felt that hunting had its ...
My old sweetheart is away to-day; I feel as I did of old,In my courting days, when far away I yearned for ...
This world is but the shadow Of the world that is to be,A ripple on the surface Of a deep, unfathomed sea.God's ...
Perfection ever is the price of toil. Of marchings long, and hardships by the way, Of burdens borne, oft in the heat ...
Doomed to decay are all things here; Whate'er their form or worth,Color and beauty disappear, Or turn to mother earth.The luscious fruits ...
O God, I am ashamed to die, But not the least afraid;Tho' death's dark shadow draweth nigh, Atonement has been madeFor every ...
A group of mounted officers Ride up and fall in line;Their gleaming swords hang at their sides, Chevrons their arms entwine;They bare ...
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