The Battle of Bunker Hill, Or the Temple of Liberty; An Historic Poem in Four Cantos
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51 Far on the south the British cannon peal'd Against the wing where Thomas sway'd the field. A heavy battery open'd on the west To strike the centre standard from its rest. That Ward might be diverted from the height, Fearing himself a sally on his right — And hence the triumph met a partial blight. Th' exploding vessels and the mounds on flame, Convulsive shook the elemental frame. When Prescott heard the opening thunders break. He in the confidence of valor spake : " Hark ! they at length ou...r labors have descried — ' At all our works they range across the tide, ' The morn has drawn the veil of secrecy — ' And now we'll prove us worthy to be free ! ' High in the midst of heaven the standard raise, ' And let the stars emit the lightning blaze. ' Behold, collecting on the hills afar, ' Our hearts' rich treasures to observe the war ! ' Methinks in holy prayer I, see them bend, ' That we this hill may gloriously defend. ' Firm will we hold it with an iron grasp, ' Till death our hand shall from the sword unclasp." 52 THE BATTLE OF Ere he had finished, was the flag on high, Floating redundant, Britons to defy.
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