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Leaves of Grass (1881-82)
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WHAT PLACE IS BESIEGED?
| WHAT place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege? |
| Lo, I send to that place a commander, swift, brave, immortal, |
| And with him horse and foot, and parks of artillery, |
| And artillery-men, the deadliest that ever fired gun. |