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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 126 (search)
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the double desertion: an incident of the war. by H. D. Atwood.
Serius aut cities sedem properamus ad unam.Ovid: Met. x. 32. It was moon-light on the waters, and the stars shone clear and bright, And the sentry's musket glistened through the shadows of the night, As he paced his lonely round upon the fair Potomac's shore, While he thought of home and kindred that might never greet him more; And his hand drew forth a locket that beneath his vest he wore; That to him was greater treasure and more precious than the mine, Where bright gems are found in clusters, and the sparkling metals shine; For enshrined he saw the image of the maid to him most dear-- Thrice he raised it to his lips, and still again he held it near, While affection in his bosom claimed the tribute of a tear. Soon he started — from the distance came what seemed a stealthy tread, And he crouched beneath the shadow when some tangled branches spread: Then he listened — cocked his musket — put his locket 'neath his<