BookshelfBattle-Pieces and Aspects of the WarHerman Melville
Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
- american war poetry
- poetry
- united states
- united states civil war
- 1861-1865
- reconstruction
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It is a collection of poems about the Civil War. A handful of trips Melville took before, during, and after the war provide additional angles of vision into the battles, the personalities, and the moods of war thus indicating criticism.
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From WikiquoteWith shouts the torrents down the gorges go, And storms are formed behind the storm we feel: The hemlock shakes in the rafter, the oak in the driving keel.
The poor old Past, The Future's slave, She drudged through pain and crime To bring about the blissful Prime, Then — perished. There's a grave!
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys.
At the height of their madness The night winds pause, Recollecting themselves; But no lull in these wars.
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