History & Politics
The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
History & Politics
This is the soldier brave enough to tell
The glory-dazzled world that 'war is hell':
Lover of peace, he looks beyond the strife,
And rides through hell to save his country's life.
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Codex Note
From "Pro Patria". Dated April, 1904 in the source.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/129/.
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Dyke, Henry van. “The Statue of Sherman by St. Gaudens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/129/.
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