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... land where the dear ones are ? Mother of nations ! Mother of men ! I drank in life at thy Titan breast : Thine arms of love were round me then ; And if ever I muse how my birth was blest I am clasped to thy heart again . Mistress of ...
... land where the dear ones are ? Mother of nations ! Mother of men ! I drank in life at thy Titan breast : Thine arms of love were round me then ; And if ever I muse how my birth was blest I am clasped to thy heart again . Mistress of ...
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... lands : Their children give good bodies for the nation And yield their swords to death with loyal hands . Beggar and prince in meeting face to face Hold the same secret shining in their eyes- The awful terror of a fierce disgrace , The ...
... lands : Their children give good bodies for the nation And yield their swords to death with loyal hands . Beggar and prince in meeting face to face Hold the same secret shining in their eyes- The awful terror of a fierce disgrace , The ...
Page 79
... land reaper And plaided mountaineer , — To the cottage and the castle The piper's song is dear . Sweet sounds the Gaelic pibroch O'er mountain , glen , and glade But the sweetest of all music The Pipes at Lucknow played . J. G. Whittier ...
... land reaper And plaided mountaineer , — To the cottage and the castle The piper's song is dear . Sweet sounds the Gaelic pibroch O'er mountain , glen , and glade But the sweetest of all music The Pipes at Lucknow played . J. G. Whittier ...
Page 85
... land , A noble type of good Heroic womanhood . Nor even shall she be wanting here The palm , the lily , and the spear , The symbols that of yore , Saint Filomena bore . Henry W. Longfellow . THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC OF Nelson and the ...
... land , A noble type of good Heroic womanhood . Nor even shall she be wanting here The palm , the lily , and the spear , The symbols that of yore , Saint Filomena bore . Henry W. Longfellow . THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC OF Nelson and the ...
Page 86
... land , Led them on . Like Leviathans afloat Lay their bulwarks on the brine , While the sign of battle flew , On the lofty British line . It was ten of April morn by the chime ; As they drifted on their path , There was silence deep as ...
... land , Led them on . Like Leviathans afloat Lay their bulwarks on the brine , While the sign of battle flew , On the lofty British line . It was ten of April morn by the chime ; As they drifted on their path , There was silence deep as ...
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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