Page:Poems Truesdell.djvu/160

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
WELCOME TO KOSSUTH.
"Go, ring the bells, and fire the guns,
And fling the starry banner out;
Shout, 'Freedom!' till your lisping ones
Give back their cradle shout."—Whittier.

Welcome, thou noble chief!
Welcome, thy peril's o'er!
A million freemen greet thee now,
On fair Columbia's shore.

Welcome to Freedom's land!
Our stars and stripes, unfurled,
Invite thee to a peaceful home,
Within our Western World.