James Ryder Randall

thumb|James Ryder Randall in 1899 James Ryder Randall (born January 1, 1839 at Baltimore, Maryland; died January 15, 1908 in Augusta, Georgia) was a journalist and poet. Quotes Maryland, My Maryland and Other Poems (1908) Maryland, My Maryland and Other Poems (Baltimore, MD: John Murphy Company, 1908) The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland!His torch is at thy temple-door, Maryland!Avenge the patriotic goreThat flecked the streets of Baltimore,And be the battle-queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland! "Maryland, My Maryland" (April 1861), stanza 1, p. 17. Hushed in the alabaster arms of Death Our young Marcellus sleeps. "John Pelham" (1894), stanza 2, p. 20. Gentlest and bravest in the battle-brunt, The Champion of the Truth;He won his banner in the very front Of our immortal youth. "John Pelham" (1894), stanza 4, p. 21. The South is blameless; for she holds in feeThe stainless swords of Washington and Lee. "The Unconquered Banner", stanza 3, p. 47. External links Biography at Catholic Encyclopedia Category:Journalists from the United States Category:19th-century poets from the United States Category:Poets from Baltimore Category:1908 deaths