DEAD.
Weep for the dead! Not those who gave
The dust that fills a patriot's grave;
Not for the true arm still and cold;
Not for the breast that the grasses fold;
Not for the bright form under the mold;
Not for the heart that bled.
But weep, O weep for the coward vein!
Dead, for it had no pulse to drain;
Dead, for it could not feel a pain;
Dead to the core—dead!
Dead as a soulless sentence spoke;
Dead as a useless promise broke;
Dead as a sightless eye awoke:
Dead!
Weep for the dead! Not those who went
Home by the stab of a traitor sent;
Not for the smile we see no more;
Not for the love on the Aiden shore;
Home by the stab of a traitor sent;
Not for the smile we see no more;
Not for the love on the Aiden shore;
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