Ralph Waldo Emerson: By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd; Here once the embattl'd farmers stood,

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd; — Ralph Waldo Emerson

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurl'd; Here once the embattl'd farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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