Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 373
theguns — namely, the men who make the gunsand the ships, and make them sound and fit forany work. It is no wonder that our ships, our guns,and our men are as good as the best, because,from the men in the foundries to the admiralson their bridges, all work is done by honest,competent, patriotic… … A host their plumes and banners shake In joust with breezes bold,And golden-rods bright championsmake The Field of the Cloth of Gold. The butterflies with blazoned wings Are heralds for the fight,And many a lovely lady flings Her token to her knight.And so, amid their gorgeous suite, With pomp and…
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