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... Beat ! beat ! drums -blow ! bugles ! blow !. By the bivouac's fitful flame Came the relief . What , sentry , ho ! Page • 73 • 60 62 • 211 105 . 136 . 117 • 74 • 70 41 19 Christ or Nietzsche ? Cross or Sword ? Come , all ye jolly sailors ...
... Beat ! beat ! drums -blow ! bugles ! blow !. By the bivouac's fitful flame Came the relief . What , sentry , ho ! Page • 73 • 60 62 • 211 105 . 136 . 117 • 74 • 70 41 19 Christ or Nietzsche ? Cross or Sword ? Come , all ye jolly sailors ...
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... beat for their sons on the seas . For mothers and wives are praying to - night- O Lord of our destiny ! — But we've no time , for our lips are tight , Our fists are clenched , and we're stripped to fight . God give us victory ! The west ...
... beat for their sons on the seas . For mothers and wives are praying to - night- O Lord of our destiny ! — But we've no time , for our lips are tight , Our fists are clenched , and we're stripped to fight . God give us victory ! The west ...
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... beating his drum- They drank to " The Day , " for " The Hour " we pray . The day and the hour have come . The sea - strewn Empire prays to - night- O Lord of our destiny ! — Thou didst give the seas into Britain's might , For the ...
... beating his drum- They drank to " The Day , " for " The Hour " we pray . The day and the hour have come . The sea - strewn Empire prays to - night- O Lord of our destiny ! — Thou didst give the seas into Britain's might , For the ...
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... Beats in thy breast till it beats in me : Thou hast given my life an unbounded scope ; I am proud in the pride of thee . I reap the fruit of the toil and tears , Of the deeds of the heroes that made thee great , Of the travail throes of ...
... Beats in thy breast till it beats in me : Thou hast given my life an unbounded scope ; I am proud in the pride of thee . I reap the fruit of the toil and tears , Of the deeds of the heroes that made thee great , Of the travail throes of ...
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... meaning unguessed . So little a work - but I thank God most For this - that the issue itself is large- That all may serve it , and none may boast : The pulse beats high in a cavalry charge- Is it 23 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
... meaning unguessed . So little a work - but I thank God most For this - that the issue itself is large- That all may serve it , and none may boast : The pulse beats high in a cavalry charge- Is it 23 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
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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