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Leaves of Grass (1867)
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WHAT PLACE IS BESIEGED?
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WHAT place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the
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Lo! I send to that place a commander, swift, brave,
immortal; |
| And with him horse and foot—and parks of artillery, |
| And artillerymen, the deadliest that ever fired gun. |