Concord Hymn
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 to 1882
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Bid Time and Nature gently spare
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Here once the embattled farmers stood
On this green bank, by this soft stream,
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
We set today a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
To die, and leave their children free,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,