Chapter LXXXIV

Thou learn'dst the lesson, long ago, my HOME,
And taught'st it to a willing, wondering world,
When thy bright stars rose o'er the ocean's foam,
And lit thy banner as it stood unfurl'd;
When, from thy farthest mountain to the sea,
All rose to bless that banner and be free,
Where perch'd thy eagle, in victorious might,
While the proud, lordly lion fled in craven flight.