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- # THE NIGHT MARCH
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
"THE NIGHT MARCH" is a chapter of poetry, extracted from a text file. It is part of the larger collection [John Marr and Other Poems](arke:01KG8AJ5CWVMSM9AY2938E996H), which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, and spans lines 1560 to 1580 of the source file.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter was extracted from the file [john_marr_and_other_poems.txt](arke:01KG89J19Y3FNVN5KWASY78BP4), which contains the poetry collection "John Marr and Other Poems." The file is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The structure of the text was extracted by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. The chapter is preceded by [LINES TRACED UNDER AN IMAGE OF AMOR THREATENING](arke:01KG8AJGG0C3SNTRTHWN0PENHV) and followed by [THE RAVAGED VILLA](arke:01KG8AJGG08D51A62TA2XCEQXQ) within the "John Marr and Other Poems" collection.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter contains the poem "THE NIGHT MARCH". The poem describes an army marching silently at night, with banners furled and spears gleaming. The poem evokes a sense of mystery and the unseen presence of a leader.
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- 2026-01-30T20:48:11.225Z
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- THE NIGHT MARCH
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- 1580
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- 2026-01-30T20:47:32.310Z
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- structure-extraction-lambda
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- 1560
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- THE NIGHT MARCH
With banners furled and clarions mute,
An army passes in the night;
And beaming spears and helms salute
The dark with bright.
In silence deep the legions stream,
With open ranks, in order true;
Over boundless plains they stream and gleam—
No chief in view!
Afar, in twinkling distance lost,
(So legends tell) he lonely wends
And back through all that shining host
His mandate sends.
- title
- THE NIGHT MARCH