Living
To the Boy with a Country
From The Old Soldier's Story (1915)
Living
Dan Wallingford, my jo Dan!--
Though but a child in years,
Your patriot spirit thrills the land
And wakens it to cheers,--
You lift the flag--you roll the drums--
We hear the bugle blow,--
Till all our hearts are one with yours,
Dan Wallingford, my jo!
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To the Boy with a Country.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/497/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “To the Boy with a Country.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/497/.
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