Maryland! My Maryland (by James R. Randall) The Stars and Stripes (by Thomas Williams) Ohio Fair and Free (by G. W. Y.) Battle-Hymn of the Republic (by Julia Ward Howe) Stonewall Jackson's Way (by John W. Palmer) From The Song of the Rebel (by John Esten Cook) An Incident of the War (by M. W. M.) . Calvary-Song (by Elbridge J. Cutler) Sheridan's Ride (by Thomas Buchanan Read) WILLIAM MORRELL · FROM NEW-ENGLAND Those well seene Natives in grave Natures hests They're wondrous cruell, strangely base and viled, Stately and great, as read in Rules of state; 5 ΙΟ Or what attempt so ere may make them bold; 20 Of body straight, tall, strong, mantled in skin An Otter skin their right armes doth keepe warme, 25 30 Themselves they warme, their ungirt limbes they rest, In straw and houses like to sties. Distrest With Winters cruell blasts, a hotter clime They quickly march to; when that extreame time Is over, then contented they retire To their old homes, burning up all with fire: Thus they their ground from all things quickly cleare, 1625. 35 ANONYMOUS FROM THE WHOLE BOOKE OF PSALMES 23 A PSALME OF DAVID The Lord to mee a shepheard is, doth cause mee downe to lie: Restore my soule doth hee: for his names sake leade mee. I walk, none ill I 'le feare; because thou art with mee, thy rod and staffe my comfort are. For mee a table thou hast spread in presence of my foes: 5 ΤΟ 1636-40. the flouds lift up, Lord, flouds lift up, the flouds lift up their noysc. The Lord on high then waters noyse more strong, then waves of sea. Thy words most sure: Lord, holines becomes thine house for aye. PSALME 133 A song of degrees, of David How good and sweet, o see, It's like choise oyle that fell the head upon, that downe did flow the beard unto, beard of Aron; The skirts of his garment that unto them went downe; Like Hermons dews descent Sions mountaines upon; commandeth hee. IO 5 ΤΟ 15 1640. EDWARD JOHNSON FROM WONDER-WORKING PROVIDENCE OF SIONS From silent night, true Register of moans, From saddest soul consum'd in deepest sin, And to the world brings tunes of sad lament, 5 |