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THE ARMY OF REFORM,

Yes, ye are few,—and they were few,
Who, daring storm and sea,
Once raised upon old Plymouth rock
"The anthem of the free."

And they were few, at Lexington,
To battle, of to die,—
That lightning-flash, that thunder-peal,
That told the storm was nigh.

And they were few, who dauntless stood
Upon old Bunker's height,
And waged with Britain's strength and pride,
The fierce, unequal fight.