The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, July 1947 - April, 1948 Page: 151
406 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.View a full description of this periodical.
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Algernon P. Thompson
Beneath the "Olive Branch" of Peace.
Yes-now where late the forest stood,
In nature's wildest solitude,
Where all was but a Prairie sod,
Which human foot but seldom trod-
And breathe its pathos from the stage,
In scenes so wrought with light and shade,
That conscience turns from guilt dismay'd:
These are the lessons we diffuse,
In living lustre from the muse.
Blest be the hour, that star of morn,
Like Mars arose to light us on,
Beneath whose gleam the fearless came
To find a home-to win a name;
To spurn the coward Tyrant's laws,
"And draw his sword in freedom's cause,"
Nor sheathe it till the strife is o'er,
And Despotism be no more;
For, if again our soil shall know
The footsteps of the vengeful foe,
"Goliad and Alamo" shall be
The war-cry of the bold and free.
And Patrons, be it ours the while,
To win your all-approving smile,
To aid the virgin Drama's cause,
And merit friendship's warm applause;
And all that purity can bring
Shall glitter from the muse's wing;
And light and learning from the stage,
The soul of innocence engage.
Here Fancy on her airy plume
Shall every sombre scene illume,
And weave a song of magic art
In soothing whispers to the heart;
And mimic Tragedy shall rise
To call the tear-drop from your eyes;
And sportive mirth around you play,
To chase Melpomene away.
Yes, friends beloved refinement here,
Shall empire in affection's tear;
And feeling-gentleness and grace,
The power of irony efface-
While lucid hope shall gild the way,
To cheer the lone path we stray.151
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