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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1819-08-01 - 1891-09-28

Gender

  • Males

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Languages Used

  • English

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Four Civil War poems of Herman Melville

 Item
Identifier: PS022
Scope and Contents Four Civil War Poems of Herman Melville. [Set to music by Bryan Beaumont Hays]. Contents: 1. The Portent 1859 -- 2. Ball’s Bluff 1861 -- 3. Shiloh 1862 -- 4. The College Colonel. Text by Herman Melville. Choral, a cappella 1. The Portent - 1859: Hanging from the beam, slowly swaying gaunt the shadow on your green, Shenandoah! and the stabs shall heal no more. Hidden in the cap is the anguish none can draw; so your future veils its face, Shenandoah!But the streaming bears is shown, (Weird...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976 - 2016