THE LAND OF THE BRAVE AND THE FREE
(By One of th& Latter.) Old England glories in her Volunteers, "Pis splendid; Ist Ulie othel' fellow' go [While l remain—a prey to poignant fears, Lest lio should suffer hal'm. He's . dead? .A11,..w0n, Resignedly I check the. rising sob— Then hurry out to try nnd get liis job. National Service? Would you have us slaves? ■ 'Eroo I was born; free, my friend, sliall die. It is because he likes it that lie braves Thirst, hunger, cold, fatigue, and agony. 'And if he die, what matter ? I foresee Another England, bred from moil like ME. What matter what agonies men suffer in the trenches, so that wo may be frefe— free to raoe, gamble, golf, and even take charge of "shies at the Kaiser's head," while taking caro to keep thousands of miles between curselves and the Kaiser's soldiers? | —£row iia London i'Sasctitor,'* -
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2548, 24 August 1915, Page 2
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150THE LAND OF THE BRAVE AND THE FREE Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2548, 24 August 1915, Page 2
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