"The warriors that fought for their country, and bled, Have sunk to their rest; the damp earth is their bed; No stone tells the place where their ashes repose, Nor points out the spot from the graves of their foes. They died in their glory, surrounded by fame, And Victory's loud trump their death did proclaim; They are dead; but they live in each Patriot's breast, And their names are engraven on honor's bright crest."
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"The Battle of Lovell's Pond," first published in the Portland Gazette (November 17, 1820).
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 – 1882
US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Lyriker und Dramatiker
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