==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts American writers on peace and against war Nathan Haskell Dole: Selections on peace ==== Nathan Haskell DoleFrom Peace and Progress: Two Symphonic Poems Exultation 1Ring out, exultant Bells!Shout thro’ the echoing streets!The joyous jargon swells;Each tongue the note repeats: – 2“The War is ended!Peace plumes her wings!The Victory splendidMakes beggars Kings! 3“War never moreIn wrath shall soarAbove the lands!And Foes of yoreStrike friendly hands!” ==== From The Patriotic Hymn In War’s hard Wilderness,With bitter storm and stress,We’ve tarried long.Now Peace thy sons shall bless!As on and up they press,Freedom and RighteousnessShall make them strong! ==== From The Horror of War Oh, the horror of War, and the waste!Fair Countries deflowered and defaced!Brave lives cut off in their prime.Noble steeds ript open and maimed,Foul passions of Fiends – every crime!From the dimmest beginning of TimeThe War-Gods’ altars have flamedThe War-Gods have triumpht unshamed.The Valkyrior have not ceasedTo bear to Valhalla’s red feastThe Souls of heroes death-tamed!Never once on this globe for a dayHas Peace universal held sway! ==== From It Is No Dream Is it a dream – a poet’s fanciful dream?Must the […]
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