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1819–1892

Hush'd Be the Camps To-Day [ May 4, 1865

Walt Whitman

Hush'd be the camps to-day, And soldiers let us drape our war-worn weapons, And each with musing soul retire to celebrate, Our dear commander's death.

No more for him life's stormy conflicts, Nor victory, nor defeat — no more time's dark events, Charging like ceaseless clouds across the sky. But sing poet in our name,

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