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... fears ) Into one loyal heart six Austrian spears , And by that splendid gap let Freedom through ! Shall England , mother of the free , forget ? Oh ! let her rather sink beneath her seas ! Take you this promise , Belgium - him who set ...
... fears ) Into one loyal heart six Austrian spears , And by that splendid gap let Freedom through ! Shall England , mother of the free , forget ? Oh ! let her rather sink beneath her seas ! Take you this promise , Belgium - him who set ...
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... fears . Each drop of blood that thy children shed- Each spasm of pain that broke their breath- For me they suffered - for me they bled : - O Mother's love , I am dumb till death ; I could speak were I cold and dead . Thou knowest how ...
... fears . Each drop of blood that thy children shed- Each spasm of pain that broke their breath- For me they suffered - for me they bled : - O Mother's love , I am dumb till death ; I could speak were I cold and dead . Thou knowest how ...
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... fear that compasseth , When the heavens drop destruction , and the seas are sown with death ? For the sons of Light are fallen , fall'n thro ' pride , as angels fell , And the Morning - star becometh Lucifer , the Prince of Hell . To ...
... fear that compasseth , When the heavens drop destruction , and the seas are sown with death ? For the sons of Light are fallen , fall'n thro ' pride , as angels fell , And the Morning - star becometh Lucifer , the Prince of Hell . To ...
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... fear no longer though we feared thee as a friend . Often have we half - believed thee , fain to grasp the grisly hand Glove - enwrapped , that hid Death's fingers - trust the mask - face smiling bland . Fallen is that mask for ever ...
... fear no longer though we feared thee as a friend . Often have we half - believed thee , fain to grasp the grisly hand Glove - enwrapped , that hid Death's fingers - trust the mask - face smiling bland . Fallen is that mask for ever ...
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... fear and dread ; For into the square , with a brazen tread , There rode a figure whose stately head O'erlooked the review that morning , That never bowed from its firm - set seat When the living column passed its feet , Yet now rode ...
... fear and dread ; For into the square , with a brazen tread , There rode a figure whose stately head O'erlooked the review that morning , That never bowed from its firm - set seat When the living column passed its feet , Yet now rode ...
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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