A. H. Laidlaw Fight Poems
- 1. The War Song Of William The Conqueror
"By the splendor of God!" was a characteristic oath of William the Conqueror.
By the splendor of God! We come! We come!
... - 2. Burke Of The Brave Brigade
Inscribed to Dennis F. Burke, last Commander of the Irish Brigade, at Gettysburg.
THE SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH.
... - 3. Ever To Be
Ever to be
Land of the free,
Hold up your banner of light to the eye,
High! High!
... - 4. The American Ça Ira
With a sullen, setting Sun,
It will come!
With the days of Despots done,
It will come!
... - 5. See The Field Of Battle Gleams
See, the field of battle gleams
Yonward past the tented streams,
There the foe is camping;
By the thirst-assuaging rill,
... - 6. Custer
Foiled on the field with his dead boys around him,
All waiting for Earth to recover her own,
Fortune hath missed him, but Glory hath found him,
While fighting a thousand fierce foemen alone.
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