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Page 25
... banner in the grass And smile into thy twofold sea as in a looking- glass . " The Prussian eagle's wings are black , the Prussian beak is red , The Prussian talons tear and rend the wounded and the dead . Ah , life is short , and peace ...
... banner in the grass And smile into thy twofold sea as in a looking- glass . " The Prussian eagle's wings are black , the Prussian beak is red , The Prussian talons tear and rend the wounded and the dead . Ah , life is short , and peace ...
Page 29
... . And look ! the draggled line , the feet that lag , The burning banner , and returning homewards The pallid faces and the bleeding flag ! From house to house the mournful winds have blown The 29 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
... . And look ! the draggled line , the feet that lag , The burning banner , and returning homewards The pallid faces and the bleeding flag ! From house to house the mournful winds have blown The 29 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
Page 39
... banner above them spread , Nor a badge , nor a motto brandished ; No mark - save the bare uncovered head Of the silent bronze Reviewer ; With never an arch save the vaulted sky ; With never a flower save those that lie On the distant ...
... banner above them spread , Nor a badge , nor a motto brandished ; No mark - save the bare uncovered head Of the silent bronze Reviewer ; With never an arch save the vaulted sky ; With never a flower save those that lie On the distant ...
Page 104
... banners wave , And charge with all thy chivalry . Few , few shall part where many meet ! The snow shall be their winding sheet , And every turf beneath their feet , Shall be a soldier's sepulchre . Thomas Campbell . FLODDEN Ar length ...
... banners wave , And charge with all thy chivalry . Few , few shall part where many meet ! The snow shall be their winding sheet , And every turf beneath their feet , Shall be a soldier's sepulchre . Thomas Campbell . FLODDEN Ar length ...
Page 105
... and stoop'd and rose again , Wild and disorderly . Amid the scene of tumult , high They saw Lord Marmion's falcon fly ; And stainless Tunstall's banner white , And Edmund Howard's lion 105 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES FLODDEN ...
... and stoop'd and rose again , Wild and disorderly . Amid the scene of tumult , high They saw Lord Marmion's falcon fly ; And stainless Tunstall's banner white , And Edmund Howard's lion 105 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES FLODDEN ...
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Arethusa arm'd arms army array banner battle beat blast blood boys breath Bret Harte bugles blown Cannon charge cheer Christ or Nietzsche Clusium crest cried death deep dread drum England's dead eyes F. W. Bourdillon fathers fell field fierce fight fire flag fought gallant glory hand Hark hath hear heard Hearts of oak heaven helmet helmet of Navarre Henry of Navarre Herminius Highland laddie hills homes of England Horatius horse John Burns King land Lars Porsena light look Lord loud Marmion morn mountain Navarre ne'er never night noble o'er pibroch pride proud quoth rage roar rode rolling rose round rush Sextus shield shout slain smile soldier song sound spake spears stand stood sweet sword tears thee Thomas Campbell thou thousand thunder twas victory vigil voice W. E. Henley Walt Whitman waves wild winds do blow wounded