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Poem
August 28, 1940
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Poem by a former Augusta professor commemorating Hernando de Soto's 1540 Spanish expedition discovering Georgia near Augusta, enduring jungle hardships, planting the cross at Silver Bluff, and calling for modern celebration of this historical claim 400 years later.
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SPANIARDS DISCOVER
GEORGIA
(Near Augusta,
September, 1540)
By A FORMER PROFESSOR
OF AUGUSTA
Theirs not the
battle's
glamor.
bugles shrill.
The charge with pennants flying
...victory!
They trudge
through wastes, the
jungle and morass.
Booted,
with helmets,
breast
plates, all the day.
Tanned by the sun and courting
death unknown.-
The reptiles lurking in the grass,
foul flood
With fumes all
reeking, insects
poisonous,
Fierce beasts, shrub-hidden mis-
siles seeking blood.
Northward
they push through
wilds untamed. The chief,
Clerics, six hundred guardsmen,
footsore, brave
At Silver Bluff they camp
They
plant the cross:
Beside it Castles
and Rampant
Lions wave.
DeSoto doffs his feathered head-
gear low
Before
the
Cross and Colors
which remain.
The settlement was long ere Al-
bion
From Georgian soil expelled the
flag of Spain.
Four Hundred Years when the
Conquistador
The reddish hills of Georgia once
did claim!
With civic and religious festival.
Let now Augusta
celebrate
his
fame.
GEORGIA
(Near Augusta,
September, 1540)
By A FORMER PROFESSOR
OF AUGUSTA
Theirs not the
battle's
glamor.
bugles shrill.
The charge with pennants flying
...victory!
They trudge
through wastes, the
jungle and morass.
Booted,
with helmets,
breast
plates, all the day.
Tanned by the sun and courting
death unknown.-
The reptiles lurking in the grass,
foul flood
With fumes all
reeking, insects
poisonous,
Fierce beasts, shrub-hidden mis-
siles seeking blood.
Northward
they push through
wilds untamed. The chief,
Clerics, six hundred guardsmen,
footsore, brave
At Silver Bluff they camp
They
plant the cross:
Beside it Castles
and Rampant
Lions wave.
DeSoto doffs his feathered head-
gear low
Before
the
Cross and Colors
which remain.
The settlement was long ere Al-
bion
From Georgian soil expelled the
flag of Spain.
Four Hundred Years when the
Conquistador
The reddish hills of Georgia once
did claim!
With civic and religious festival.
Let now Augusta
celebrate
his
fame.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Ode
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Political
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
Desoto Expedition
Georgia Discovery
Spanish Conquistadors
Augusta Celebration
1540 Exploration
What entities or persons were involved?
By A Former Professor Of Augusta
Poem Details
Title
Spaniards Discover Georgia
Author
By A Former Professor Of Augusta
Subject
Near Augusta, September, 1540
Form / Style
Irregular Rhyme And Meter
Key Lines
Theirs Not The Battle's Glamor. Bugles Shrill.
They Trudge Through Wastes, The Jungle And Morass.
Desoto Doffs His Feathered Head Gear Low Before The Cross And Colors Which Remain.
Let Now Augusta Celebrate His Fame.