John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6249 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6249 |
| AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hymn sung at the Completion of the Battle Monument. |
| Note 1. No war or battle sound Was heard the world around. Milton: Hymn of Christ’s Nativity, line 31. [back] |