Harmonies (Howe collection)/Flags at Half-Mast

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FLAGS AT HALF-MAST
But yesterday the winds of hope
 Took heart of every banner high,
And sped across each peopled slope
 And port of ships beneath the sky.

Now to the colors drooping low
 The winds creep heavily, and pass,
Bearing a weight of public woe;
 Alas for yesterday, alas!

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