The Released Rebel Prisoner.

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# The Released Rebel Prisoner. ## Overview "The Released Rebel Prisoner." is a segment of poetry from the collection [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9). It was extracted from the file [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8) and is part of the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This segment contains lines 3411 through 3418 of the source text. ## Context This segment is part of [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9), a collection of poems by Herman Melville reflecting on the American Civil War. The collection was extracted from the file [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8) and is organized within the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) compilation. This specific segment follows the segment titled [Verses Inscriptive and Memorial](arke:01KG8AJQNXW5HA3N50Z4HM02XY) and precedes the segment titled [Inscription for Graves at Pea Ridge, Arkansas.](arke:01KG8AJQNXX1YGG18EHTBJSGFF). ## Contents The text of this segment reads: "They by their end well fortified The Cause, and built retreat (With memory of their valor tried) For emulous hearts in many an after fray-- Hearts sore beset, which died at bay."

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The Released Rebel Prisoner.

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3418

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They by their end well fortified The Cause, and built retreat (With memory of their valor tried) For emulous hearts in many an after fray-- Hearts sore beset, which died at bay.

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The Released Rebel Prisoner.