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- # Look-out Mountain. The Night Fight.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
"Look-out Mountain. The Night Fight." is a poem by an unknown author, presented as a segment within the larger collection [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9) The poem is extracted from the file [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text is a lyrical depiction of the Battle of Lookout Mountain, which took place in November 1863.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This poem is one of many pieces of poetry contained within the "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" collection, which is part of the larger "Melville Complete Works" collection. The text was extracted from a plain text file. The poem is preceded by "The House-top. A Night Piece." and followed by "Chattanooga."
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The poem describes the Battle of Lookout Mountain, focusing on the intensity and drama of the night fight. It uses vivid imagery to portray the mountain as a site of conflict, with references to "thunders," "terrors," and "a blight." The poem poses rhetorical questions about the nature of the battle and celebrates the triumph of the Union forces. It concludes with a sense of victory and the glorification of the mountain where the battle took place.
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- Look-out Mountain. The Night Fight.
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- 1809
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- 1776
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- Look-out Mountain.
The Night Fight.
(November, 1863.)
Who inhabiteth the Mountain
That it shines in lurid light,
And is rolled about with thunders,
And terrors, and a blight,
Like Kaf the peak of Eblis--
Kaf, the evil height?
Who has gone up with a shouting
And a trumpet in the night?
There is battle in the Mountain--
Might assaulteth Might;
’Tis the fastness of the Anarch,
Torrent-torn, an ancient height;
The crags resound the clangor
Of the war of Wrong and Right;
And the armies in the valley
Watch and pray for dawning light.
Joy, Joy, the day is breaking,
And the cloud is rolled from sight;
There is triumph in the Morning
For the Anarch’s plunging flight;
God has glorified the Mountain
Where a Banner burneth bright,
And the armies in the valley
They are fortified in right.
- title
- Look-out Mountain. The Night Fight.