THE LAUREATE’S APPEAL
English newspapers contain the following verses written by the Poet Laureate, on the outbreak of war;— *
Thou careless, awake! Thou peacemaker, fight! Stand, England, for honor, And God guard the Right,
Thy mirth lay afiide, Thy cavil and play; The foe is upon thee, And grave is the day
The monarch Ambition Hath harnessed his slaves, But the folk of' the ocean Are free as the waves.
For Peace thou art armed Thy Freedom to hold, Thy Courage as iron, Thy. Good-faith as gold.
Through Fire, Air, and Water Thy trial must be; But they that love life best Die gladly for thee.
The Love of their Mothers " : Is strong to command; ’ The fame of their Fathers Is might to their hand.
.^ aj Much suffering shall, cleanse thee, But thou through the flood Shalt win to Salvation, , To Beauty through blood. Vp, careless, awake I ‘ The peacemakers, Fight! v ENGLAND STANDS FOR HONOR * GOD DEFEND THE RIGHT. Robert Bridges.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 37, 30 September 1914, Page 6
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162THE LAUREATE’S APPEAL Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 37, 30 September 1914, Page 6
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