Oh, from that gulf the Bard's curse makes a sweep

Up to the Sun and, from its long desiring,

Grown eagle, shrieks to heaven from steep to step!

[!-- H2 anchor --]

A DIRTY WORK

"A dirty work," said Dyer, rebuked for spilling

Hundreds of lives to irrigate new lands.

A dirty work, but not for British hands,

Dabbling in blood to earn each day their shilling.

Hark! Mohawk Valley and Wyoming, chilling