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VOLUME 8—NUMB 1The Great Bell Roland.*UY THEODORE TILTON.[The following poem, which was probably the earliest elicited by the wat^-having been written on the day of the President’s first call forvolunteers—is republished now as specially appropriate for public reading at war meetings.]* I.Toll! llolaud, toll!—Uighdn St. Bavon’s tower,At midnight hour,The great bell Koland spoke;And all who slept in Ghent, awoke;What meant its thunder-strokc?Why caught each mau his blade ?Why the hot haste he made ?Why echoed every street With tramp of thronging feet ?All flying to the city’s wall1 —It was the warning call That Freedom stood in peril of some foe: And brave men’s faces flamed aglow,— Aud even timid hearts grew bold Whenever Koland tolled,And every hand a sword could hold : For menWere patriots then—*Three hundred years ago!1ICmeofatAlduedwilevlt;oftmuwo______. »•*a 6JoifreofsetLetanseebeftellII.Toll! ltoland, toll' j ()ejBell never yet was hung • ^Between whose lips there swung 1 10So grand a tongue!If men arc patriots still,At thy first sound ,(aTrue hearts will bound— jGreat souls will thrill! jThen toll! and by thy test Prove every breast— {CrTill loyal men shall stand confessed; I.Let God’s right hand smite nil the rest ’ | JUi ien maabtlowed i tunothlt;HiaIII.Toll' Roland, toll!Not in 8t. Bavou’s tower— j waiNot at the midnight hour— j {LaNot from the Scheldt to Xuydcr Zee—But here, this side the sea!Toll here, in broad, bright day ! ! 1For not by night awaits A fbc without the gates,But perjured friends within betray,Aud Treason walks the streets at noon ' j by Toll! Koland, toll! jm{\Thy sound is not too soon !To Arms! King out the Leader’s call! Re-echo it from East to West,Till every dauntless breast plotShall beat beneath a plume and crest! j ^yt Toll! Roland,toll! fill cottager from cottage-wall Snatch pouch, and powder-horn, arul gun—The heritage of sire to son j ffbiiEre half of Freedom’s work was done! \ plalt;Toll! Roland, toll!Till swords from scabbards leap!Toll! Koland, toll!.What tears can widows weep Less bitter than when brave men fall *Toll! Roland, toll!!n shadowed house and hallShall lie the soldier’s pall,And hearts shall break while graves ore fill’d Amen! So God hath willed ! v mBut may His graee anoint us ail! | *wot in tto c tics sc ci hissurjJobanxlion
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Barton Orleans Independent Standard
Barton, Vermont, US
Fri, Jul 03, 1863
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