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... fierce exultant hours Bade hearts beat fast for the fight . Mother of nations ! and if I fell I dare to dream that thy love would spare A sigh - and it may be a tear : -ah ! well , I hear the voice that accepts my prayer In the scream ...
... fierce exultant hours Bade hearts beat fast for the fight . Mother of nations ! and if I fell I dare to dream that thy love would spare A sigh - and it may be a tear : -ah ! well , I hear the voice that accepts my prayer In the scream ...
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... fierce disgrace , The awful hope that glory may arise , The hope that like a flame from the black field Flings up its prophecy on fervent wings ; Pride in the strength of God whose sword we wield , And charity the only crown of kings ...
... fierce disgrace , The awful hope that glory may arise , The hope that like a flame from the black field Flings up its prophecy on fervent wings ; Pride in the strength of God whose sword we wield , And charity the only crown of kings ...
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... fierce you whirr and pound your drums - so shrill you bugles blow . Beat ! beat ! drums ! -blow ! bugles ! blow ! Over the traffic of cities - over the rumble of wheels in the streets ; Are beds prepared for sleepers at night in the ...
... fierce you whirr and pound your drums - so shrill you bugles blow . Beat ! beat ! drums ! -blow ! bugles ! blow ! Over the traffic of cities - over the rumble of wheels in the streets ; Are beds prepared for sleepers at night in the ...
Page 78
... fierce as vengeance , Sharp and shrill as swords at strife , Came the wild MacGregor's clan - call Stinging all the air to life . But when the far - off dust - cloud To plaided legions grew , Full tenderly and blithesomely The pipes of ...
... fierce as vengeance , Sharp and shrill as swords at strife , Came the wild MacGregor's clan - call Stinging all the air to life . But when the far - off dust - cloud To plaided legions grew , Full tenderly and blithesomely The pipes of ...
Page 86
... fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown , And her arms along the deep proudly shone ; By each gun the lighted brand , In a bold , determined hand , And the prince of all the land , Led them on . Like Leviathans afloat Lay ...
... fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown , And her arms along the deep proudly shone ; By each gun the lighted brand , In a bold , determined hand , And the prince of all the land , Led them on . Like Leviathans afloat Lay ...
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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