Show I 1 an ad favorite t cyp THE SWORD OF BUNKER HILL by william ron wallace the famous critic bay of th poems of william rosa wallace that they are marked by a certain grandeur of thought and of they won praise from I 1 oe and brennt 10 lo toe poet was born in lexington ky in and died in new york city in essl il was educated in the law but devoted much of his attention to writing th best known of allace B poems are the sword of bunker HIU keep step with the music of tho union and the ab erty ball the battle of bunker illel was fought on june 17 1776 cyb lay upon his dying bed tc LJ ey wa crowing dim tt hen with a heebl volet he 1111 K ll 11 L l III weeping bon to him k weep not my boy th i vet ran bald I 1 bow to heaven B alli will but quickly from yon bring 5 the sword ol 01 bunker hill c the deword waa brought the soldier e f lit with a budden flame and a he th ancient blade lit murmured warren name tl en bald my boy I 1 leave you gold e but B hat la better c I 1 leave ou mark me mark me now t the sword of bunker hill c awag on that dread immortal day I 1 dared th british band A captain raised this blad on me T I 1 tor I 1 from hla hand and while the glorious battle raged it lightened freedom a will for boy the god 0 freedom bleuel the biord ot bunker hill j 0 keep the sword you know watt sa in n the handle a hollow there nit will aldaya that t lock 0 washington own hair 5 the terror of oppression here x Des your own graves fill 0 er vernon s girt god 8 seal la on the sword ot bunker hill 0 keep the word his accents broke at A smile and he was dead f but his wrinkled hand still basped that blade X upon that diang bed the son remains the sword remains its glory growing still and many millions bless the sire K and sword of bunker hill 9 |