Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By StephenCrane1630 Ancestry
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And ranged in battle-front.
Against them stood a little man;
Ay, he was no bigger than my finger.
I laughed, and spoke to one near me,
“Will he prevail?”
“Surely,” replied this other;
“His grandfathers beat them many times.”
Then did I see much virtue in grandfathers,—
At least, for the little man
Who stood against the mountains.