PERDITI.[[1]]

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BY WM. WALLACE, ESQ. AUTHOR OF “BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE,” “MARCHES FOR THE DEAD,” ETC., ETC.

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The following poem is respectfully dedicated to the Hon. Elisha M. Huntington, as a tribute of respect to his head and heart, by the

Author.

PART FIRST—ITALY.

Oh! Land of the Beautiful! Land of the Bright!

Where the echoless feet of the Hours