By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
\nTheir flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
\nHere once the embattled farmers stood,
\nAnd fired the shot heard round the world.<\/p>\n
The foe long since in silence slept;
\nAlike the conqueror silent sleeps;
\nAnd time the ruined bridge has swept
\nDown the dark stream which seaward creeps.<\/p>\n
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
\nWe set today a votive stone;
\nThat memory may their deed redeem,
\nWhen, like our sires, our sons have gone.<\/p>\n
Spirit, that made those heroes dare,
\nTo die, and leave their children free,
\nBid Time and Nature gently spare
\nThe shaft we raise to them and thee.”
\n Ralph Waldo Emerson.
\nFrom the commemoration of the Battle of Concord.
\nIslander<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. The foe long since in silence slept; Alike the conqueror silent sleeps; And time the ruined bridge has swept Down the dark stream which seaward creeps. On … Continue reading “Concord Hymn”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-586","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":589,"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions\/589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewalrussaid.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}