When War's red banners trailed along the sky, And many a manly heart grew all aflame With patriotic love and purest aim, There rose a noble soul who dared to die, If only Right could win. He heard the cry Of struggling bondmen and he quickly came, Leaving the haunts where Learning tenders fame Unto her honored sons; for it was ay A loftier cause that lured him on to death. Brave men who saw their brothers held in chains, Beneath his standard battled ardently. O friend! O hero! thou who yielded breath That others might share Freedom's priceless gains, In rev'rent love we guard thy memory. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHARACTER OF HOLLAND by ANDREW MARVELL EXOTIC PERFUME by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE THE DAUGHTER by MATILDA BARBARA BETHAM-EDWARDS THE DEPARTURE OF PIERROTT by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE LADY WITH A CAREER by NORMA JEAN BUNTING A DIALOGUE ABOUT COMPELLING A PERSON TO TAKE OATHS TO THE GOVERNMENT by JOHN BYROM |