All versions.
“
I have seen him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps,
I have read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps,
His Day is marching on.
— Julia Ward Howe
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have seen him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps,
I have read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps,
His Day is marching on." in the context of "All versions." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Julia Ward Howe" (Quotes, The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1861))
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About Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (27 May 1819 – 17 October 1910) was an American writer, poet, and social activist.
About Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe (27 May 1819 – 17 October 1910) was an American writer, poet, and social activist.
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