A. H. Laidlaw Save Poems
- 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. 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. 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;
... - 5. Maiden Knickerbocker And The Gallant Captain Pickwick
MAIDEN.
O my gallant Captain, whither and away?
Know'st thou Jersey Pirates smuggle in the bay?
... - 6. It Is Time To Begin To Conclude.
Ye Parsons, desirous all sinners to save,
And to make each a prig or a prude,
If two thousand long years have not made us behave,
It is time you began to conclude.
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