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Poem
June 18, 1856
The Ashland Union
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Satirical poem by 'Squint, Her Admirer' urging Miss Mary Dutton to arm herself and fight slaveholders like a soldier, contrasting her with Florence Nightingale, referencing Judith slaying Holofernes, and celebrating war's violence.
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BY SQUINT, HER ADMIRER.
Shoulder arms! Miss Mary Dutton-
Your knapsack buckle tight;
Your soger breeches put on,
And show 'em how to fight!
Quick, march upon the foe!
(A Bible in your pocket,)
Hold up your head! turn out your toe!
Present your rifle-cock it!
Take aim, and sight it well;
And now the trigger-pull it-
And send a slaveholder to hell,
With every whistling bullet!
Miss Nightingale may bother
With wounded men and sick;
Pretty Molly, you're another,
Quite another, sort of brick.
Judy butchered Holofernes,
All for glory-not for pelf,
Courage, Miss, if now your turn is-
Make a Judy of yourself!
Then shout for blood and thunder,
For wounds and death hurra!
For rapine, fire and plunder,
And all the joys of war!
BY SQUINT, HER ADMIRER.
Shoulder arms! Miss Mary Dutton-
Your knapsack buckle tight;
Your soger breeches put on,
And show 'em how to fight!
Quick, march upon the foe!
(A Bible in your pocket,)
Hold up your head! turn out your toe!
Present your rifle-cock it!
Take aim, and sight it well;
And now the trigger-pull it-
And send a slaveholder to hell,
With every whistling bullet!
Miss Nightingale may bother
With wounded men and sick;
Pretty Molly, you're another,
Quite another, sort of brick.
Judy butchered Holofernes,
All for glory-not for pelf,
Courage, Miss, if now your turn is-
Make a Judy of yourself!
Then shout for blood and thunder,
For wounds and death hurra!
For rapine, fire and plunder,
And all the joys of war!
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ballad
Song
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Slavery Abolition
Political
What keywords are associated?
Miss Mary Dutton
Slaveholder
Women Soldiers
War Satire
Abolition
Holofernes
What entities or persons were involved?
By Squint, Her Admirer.
Poem Details
Title
Lines.
Author
By Squint, Her Admirer.
Subject
Encouraging Miss Mary Dutton To Fight Slaveholders
Form / Style
Rhymed Marching Verse
Key Lines
Shoulder Arms! Miss Mary Dutton
And Send A Slaveholder To Hell,
Then Shout For Blood And Thunder,
For Rapine, Fire And Plunder,