Leaped up to his lips — when low, murmured vows Were pledged to be ever unbroken ; Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes, He dashes off tears that are welling, And gathers his gun closer up to its place, As if to keep down the heart-swelling. Four years campaigning in the army of the Potomac - Page 156by Daniel G. Crotty - 1874 - 207 pagesFull view - About this book
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