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Literary
April 15, 1855
Nashville Union And American
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A poem by Charles D. Stuart praising the printing press as a mightier force than armies or fleets for advancing freedom, breaking thrones, lifting yokes from slaves, and spreading truth, love, and God's liberty.
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A Stick of Type.
BY CHARLES D. STUART.
A Stick of Type! What shot or shell
From war's grim camp hath half the power?
A Stick of Type! with this one thought,
That Freedom's man's God-given dower!
That Stick of Type hath more of might
Than warrior hosts or fortress walls.
And it shall batter towers to dust
That laugh at siege or cannon balls.
That Stick of Type! I see it break
The eldest of blood built thrones,
And lift the yoke from millions bowed
O'er dead-slave millions bleaching bones.
That Stick of Type! Careering fleets
Before it idly flap their wings,
And bannered armies pass like chaff,
Grown hideous 'mong remembered things.
The Type! the Press! the living Thought!
By stream and lightning sped abroad,
Shall conquer yet, and bring to man
The Freedom, Love, and Truth of God!
A Stick of Type.
BY CHARLES D. STUART.
A Stick of Type! What shot or shell
From war's grim camp hath half the power?
A Stick of Type! with this one thought,
That Freedom's man's God-given dower!
That Stick of Type hath more of might
Than warrior hosts or fortress walls.
And it shall batter towers to dust
That laugh at siege or cannon balls.
That Stick of Type! I see it break
The eldest of blood built thrones,
And lift the yoke from millions bowed
O'er dead-slave millions bleaching bones.
That Stick of Type! Careering fleets
Before it idly flap their wings,
And bannered armies pass like chaff,
Grown hideous 'mong remembered things.
The Type! the Press! the living Thought!
By stream and lightning sped abroad,
Shall conquer yet, and bring to man
The Freedom, Love, and Truth of God!
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Freedom
Political
Slavery Abolition
What keywords are associated?
Printing Press
Freedom
Tyranny
Slavery
Power Of Press
What entities or persons were involved?
By Charles D. Stuart.
Literary Details
Title
A Stick Of Type
Author
By Charles D. Stuart.
Subject
The Power Of The Printing Press In Promoting Freedom
Key Lines
A Stick Of Type! What Shot Or Shell
From War's Grim Camp Hath Half The Power?
That Stick Of Type Hath More Of Might
Than Warrior Hosts Or Fortress Walls.
The Type! The Press! The Living Thought!