Quote#War
There stretch'd a sleeping army. One by one
Quote bySarah Morgan Bryan Piatt · 1836–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Army of Occupation (1866), a Civil War poem written at Arlington, Virginia..
English (original)
There stretch'd a sleeping army. One by one, They took their places until thousands met; No leader's stars flash'd on before, and none Lean'd on his sword or stagger'd with his gun -- I wonder if their feet have rested yet!
— Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt
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