324 334 the customary morning service. That
done, the drum beat the retreat ; and
toned by ^ music and religious rites subserving
the discipline ^ & purposes of war, the men in their
wonted orderly manner, dispersed
to their the places allotted them when
not at the guns.
96 And now it was full
day. The fleece of low-hanging vapor
had vanished, licked up by the sun
that late had so glorified ^ it. them.
And the circumambient air in the
clearness of its serenity was ^ like smooth
white marble in the polished
block not yet removed from the
marble-dealer's yard. ——//——
324 334 the customary morning service. That
done, the drum beat the retreat ; and
toned by ^ music and religious rites subserving
the discipline ^ & purposes of war, the men in their
wonted orderly manner, dispersed
to their the places allotted them when
not at the guns.
96 And now it was full
day. The fleece of low-hanging vapor
had vanished, licked up by the sun
that late had so glorified ^ it. them.
And the circumambient air in the
clearness of its serenity was ^ like smooth
white marble in the polished
block not yet removed from the
marble-dealer's yard. ——//——

Transcribed by: Wyn Kelley