- 1. Fare Thee Well, O Love Of Woman!
Fare thee well, O Love of Woman!
Lip of Beauty, fare thee well!
Thy soft heart, divinely human,
Holds me by a magic spell.
...
- 2. Weep Not For Him
Weep not for him who, in the battle dying,
Lives in the lays of those he sought to save;
Weep not for him who on the cold turf lying,
Finds in his native land a patriot's grave;
...
- 3. Marshal Ney's Farewell
Adieu to France! Land of the Brave, farewell!
Sleep sweetly there, thy sons will watch by thee,
High as thy hills their burning blood will swell,
To leave thee as they find thee, fair and free.
...
- 4. The Dying Soldier To The Nightingale
I plead with tears to thee,
Sweet warbler of the shade,
Breathe not such strains to me,
The sweetest ever made.
...
- 5. The Good Ship "ohio."
Swift o'er the lee when the wind flies free,
Follows the ship "Ohio,"
With skies o'ercast she bends to the blast,
Like a billowy bird she can fly, O,
...
- 6. The Custer Wail
Dead! Where the bold and brave
Blend in one bloody grave;
Dead! With no coward clay
Weltering in gore that day.
...
- 7. Betsie Brown.
I have loved you all my days,
Betsie Brown,
And I'll never cease to praise
Betsie Brown;
...
by A. H. Laidlaw
