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Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.

By Grace ElleryChanning-Stetson

1652 War

THE GREAT Republic goes to war,

But spring still comes as spring has done,

And all the summer months will run

Their summer sequence as before;

And every bird will build its nest,

The sun sink daily in the west,

And rising eastward bring new day

In the old way.

But ah, those dawns will have a light,

Those western skies burn golden bright,

With what a note the birds will sing,

And winter’s self be turned to spring

Than any springtime sweeter far,

When once again, calm entering,

The great Republic comes from war!