Robert E. Lee, or Heroes of the South

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Excerpt from Robert E. Lee, or Heroes of the South: A PoemInvocation to Truth - Lincoln, President of the United States - His policy towards the South - The assembling of the Southern armies - The "On to Richmond" - General Lee arrives in Richmond, and is placed in command - The armies engage in terrible conflicts - Mr. Davis secretly sends Lee to ask succor of Victoria, queen of England - The hero, together with Mason, sets sail - He is overtaken by a terrible tempest caused by the Furies of Puritan - He lands on an island, where an old Revolutionary soldier predicts to him his fate, and, conditionally, that of his country.Preoemium.Aid me O Muse! while I, in reckless flight, Attempt the pathway, and the tow'ring hightOf those, whose genius wrapt in dazzling maze, Doth scorch the wings that flutter round its blaze:Of its bright visions giant me to partake, Or ease my fate for honest effort's sake.Of heroes of the Southern land I sing, As brave as ever fought for right or king, Or Roman lance or Spartan armor wore, Or ever trod the Hellespontic shore:And they had learned in noble valor's school, Themselves to govern and mankind to rule:To hold their birthright and their faith maintain, They nobly sacrificed their all, in vain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.