Lay down the axe; fling by the spade; Leave in its track the toiling plough; The rifle and … - William C. Bryant

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William C. Bryant

Lay down the axe; fling by the spade; Leave in its track the toiling plough; The rifle and the bayonet-blade For arms like yours were fitter now; And let the hands that ply the pen Quit the light task, and learn to wield The horseman's crooked brand, and rein The charger on the battle-field.

Fling, Hands, Light, Plough, War, Wield

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That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old Ocean's gray and melancholy waste,-- Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man.

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The mighty Rain Holds the vast empire of the sky alone.

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And kind the voice and glad the eyes That welcome my return at night.

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