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- # The Mound by the Lake.
## Overview
This is a segment representing the poem "The Mound by the Lake," extracted from a text file and included in a poetry collection. It was extracted on January 30, 2026. The segment comprises lines 3499-3515 of the source file.
## Context
The segment is part of [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9), a poetry collection contained within the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The source file for this segment is [battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8). It is preceded by the segment [Inscription for Marye’s Heights, Fredericksburg.](arke:01KG8AJQP3QTMWQCZRWB5MM0B2) and followed by [On the Slain at Chickamauga.](arke:01KG8AJRAZDPZ7PFH18M5E34X8).
## Contents
The segment contains the complete text of the poem "The Mound by the Lake." The poem reflects on a grave and a woman who selflessly provided comfort to soldiers returning from war. It speaks of her warm heart and motherly comfort despite being childless and unwed.
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- The Mound by the Lake.
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- The Mound by the Lake.
The grass shall never forget this grave.
When homeward footing it in the sun
After the weary ride by rail,
The stripling soldiers passed her door,
Wounded perchance, or wan and pale,
She left her household work undone--
Duly the wayside table spread,
With evergreens shaded, to regale
Each travel-spent and grateful one.
So warm her heart--childless--unwed,
Who like a mother comforted.
- title
- The Mound by the Lake.