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Page vii
... hear our noble England's praise Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Beat ! beat ! drums ! -blow ! bugles ! blow ! By the bivouac's fitful flame . • Came the relief . What , sentry , ho ! Christ or Nietzsche ? Cross or ...
... hear our noble England's praise Avenge , O Lord , thy slaughter'd saints , whose bones Beat ! beat ! drums ! -blow ! bugles ! blow ! By the bivouac's fitful flame . • Came the relief . What , sentry , ho ! Christ or Nietzsche ? Cross or ...
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... hear its thunder ? Will one of those whistling bullets bring The message of doom , or , worse than all , Will a crashing shell leap in and fling Fragments of death , or shall I fall Where bayonets clash and ring ? Or is it a boon too ...
... hear its thunder ? Will one of those whistling bullets bring The message of doom , or , worse than all , Will a crashing shell leap in and fling Fragments of death , or shall I fall Where bayonets clash and ring ? Or is it a boon too ...
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... 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 of the passing shell . Edmond Holmes . THE HEART OF ITALY " ITALY , fair Italy , 24 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
... 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 of the passing shell . Edmond Holmes . THE HEART OF ITALY " ITALY , fair Italy , 24 BATTLE POEMS AND PATRIOTIC VERSES.
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... hear it and say it nay , We are one in silk or rag ; O , sons of the Motherland , obey The call of the old Home Flag ! Red - for the blood that was shed for it Ere ever we saw the light ; White - for the men that are dead for it ...
... hear it and say it nay , We are one in silk or rag ; O , sons of the Motherland , obey The call of the old Home Flag ! Red - for the blood that was shed for it Ere ever we saw the light ; White - for the men that are dead for it ...
Page 37
... hear their trampling feet , The bugle blast and the drum's quick beat , The clatter of hoofs in the stony street , The cheers of people who came to greet , And the thousand details that to repeat Would only my verse encumber , — Till I ...
... hear their trampling feet , The bugle blast and the drum's quick beat , The clatter of hoofs in the stony street , The cheers of people who came to greet , And the thousand details that to repeat Would only my verse encumber , — Till I ...
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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 fair 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 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