...ough' to ha" clung forever In her grand, old eagle nest ; She that ough' to stand so fearless While the wracks are round her hurled, Holdin" up a beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world ! ". One of the most popular of Lowell's Biglow poems, is that upon John P. Kobinson. In it General...

...Witewashed slaves an' peddlin' crew ! She, thet ough' to ha' clung fer ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; She thet ough' to stand so fearless Wile the wracks...beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world ! Haint they sold your colored seamen V Haint they made your env'ys wiz ? . B'urtl make ye act like...

...She's akneelin' with the rest, She, thet ough' to ha' clung fer ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; She thet ough' to stand so fearless Wile the wracks...beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world ! Haint they sold your coloured seamen 1 Haint they made your env'ys wiz 1 Wut '11 make ye act like...

...She 's akneelin' with the rest, She, thet ough' to ha' clung fer ever In her grand old eagle-nest; She thet ough' to stand so fearless Wile the wracks...beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world! Haint they sold your colored seamen ? Haint they made your env'ys wiz ? Wut '11 make -ye act like freemen...

...She 's akneelin' with the rest, She, thet ough' to ha' clung fer ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; She thet ough' to stand so fearless Wile the wracks...beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world ! important part of the farmer's labour in the United States, hence the popular simile. — JCH] Haint...

...kneelin' with the rest, She, that ought to ha' clung for ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; She, that ough' to stand so fearless, Wile the wracks are round her hurled, Holdin' up a beacon peerless To the opprest of all the world. * * * * " Let our dear old Bay-State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth,...

...kneelin' with the rest, She, that ought to ha' clung for ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; .k She, that ough' to stand so fearless, Wile the wracks are round her hurled, Holdin' up a beacon peerless To the opprest of all the world. * * * * " Let our dear old Bay-State proudly Put the trumpet to her mouth,...

...thet call your people Witewashed slaves an' peddlin' crew ! She, thet ougli' to ha' clung fer ever Wile the wracks are round her hurled, Holdin' up a beacon peerless In her grand old eagie-nest; She thet ough' to stand so fearless To the oppressed of all the world...

...thet ough' to ha' clung ferever In her grand old eagle nest; She thet ough' to stand so fearless \Vile the wracks are round her hurled, Holdin' up a beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world!" The above is in a more palpably serious spirit than most of the passages in the book. The following...

...She's akneelin' with the rest, She, thet ough' to ha' clung for ever In her grand old eagle-nest ; She thet ough' to stand so fearless Wile the wracks...beacon peerless To the oppressed of all the world ! Ilaint they sold your colored seamen ? Haint they made your env'ys wiz ? Wuf\i make ye act like freemen...