Mazelli, and Other Poems
Mazelli, and Other Poems
by George W. Sands
PREFACE
Under this head, I desire to say a few words upon three subjects,
--my friends, my book, and myself.
My friends, though not legion in number, have been, in their
efforts in my behalf, disinterested, sincere, and energetic.
My book: I lay it, as my first offering, at the shrine of my
country's fame. "Would it were worthier." While our soldiers
are first in every field where they meet our enemies, and while
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