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WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
ON HUNTINGTON’S PICTURE OF WASHINGTON CROSSING THE ALLEGHANY IN EARLY LIFE.
More proudly on thy winding course,
Dark Alleghany! flow;
The noblest burden thou couldst bear
Is on thy waters now.
Dark Alleghany! flow;
The noblest burden thou couldst bear
Is on thy waters now.
But calm be every turbid wave,
And hushed be wind and storm:
There lies a Nation’s destiny
Within that gallant form.
And hushed be wind and storm:
There lies a Nation’s destiny
Within that gallant form.
A spirit that shall stem a tide
More deep and dark than thine;
That on a night of War shall bid
The star of Victory shine.
More deep and dark than thine;
That on a night of War shall bid
The star of Victory shine.
