| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1652. War |
| | | By Grace Ellery Channing-Stetson |
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| THE GREAT Republic goes to war, | |
| But spring still comes as spring has done, | |
| And all the summer months will run | |
| Their summer sequence as before; | |
| And every bird will build its nest, | 5 |
| The sun sink daily in the west, | |
| And rising eastward bring new day | |
| In the old way. | |
| But ah, those dawns will have a light, | |
| Those western skies burn golden bright, | 10 |
| With what a note the birds will sing, | |
| And winter’s self be turned to spring | |
| Than any springtime sweeter far, | |
| When once again, calm entering, | |
| The great Republic comes from war! | 15 |
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