Leaves of Grass (1882)/Inscriptions/What Place is Besieged?

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2343904Leaves of Grass (1882) — What Place is Besieged?Walt Whitman

WHAT PLACE IS BESIEGED?

What place is besieged, and vainly tries to raise the siege?
Lo, I send to that place a commander, swift, brave, immortal,
And with him horse and foot, and parks of artillery,
And artillery-men, the deadliest that ever fired gun.