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THE CRAFTSMEN by JOHN DRINKWATER

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First Line: CONFEDERATE HAND AND EYE
Last Line: WHAT BUILDS BEHIND THIS DREAM.
Subject(s): CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA; CONFEDERACY;
CONFEDERATE hand and eye
Work to the chisel's blade,
Setting the grain aglow
Of porch and sturdy beam --
So the strange gods may ply
Strict arms till we are made
Quick as the gods who know
What builds behind this dream.



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