"TO THE KNIGHTS OF OLD"
[n the days of old, when Knights were bold. In vigils long, and armour cold— They vowed to succour, and defend—• The helpless, he they foe or friend. They spurred their chargers, to the fray— Won many a long, and hard-fought day, On Agineourts historic field— They forced the stubborn foe to .» yield. The Black Prince, and his valiant few On Cressy's plains, Avon laurels newKing Richard of the "Lion Heart"— Hewed Moslem champions apart. While Knights at home on Runnymede— Compelled King John to sign a deed— That evermore set Britons free— From unrestricted tyranny. "Magna Charta" freedoms foundation .stone — Where-e'er Britainnia's flag is flown— Free hearths and homes, the wideworld .o'er — Each home a castle, past whose door—■ No person be he high or low— Without permission, dares to ge. The spirit of the Knights of old— Inspires.our free-born warriors bold To stage the coming Runhymede, Force Hitler to his "one good deed'* Like John who lost his puppet power When English Knighthood, was in flower. H. SERGANT*
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 4
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175"TO THE KNIGHTS OF OLD" Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 81, 22 July 1942, Page 4
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