To Victory!
Hats off to the fighting line, A hundred thousand men ! Common and rough or superfine, From city or hill or fen : Lads from the bustle of London town, Lads from the villages, up and down, Brother or son Called to the gun, Marshalled in might, Eager to fight; Ready to conquer, in storm or shine, Fortified steep or treacherous glen. Hats off to the fighting line, A hundred thousand men !
Pet tenderness seek the dust, Among the souls that sleep; Glut, men, in the bloody trust And drink a vengeance deep. Country and Queen and an Empire’s weal, Call on true valour and hearts of steel. Up with the flag J Boulder or crag, . Sickness or fray Bar not the way ; Shoulder to shoulder in fierce combine, Battle the road to the tyrant’s den, On, forward ! the fightingdine, A hundred thousand men ! “ Roy.” Jan. 1, 1900.
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Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222053, 20 February 1900, Page 2
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148To Victory! Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222053, 20 February 1900, Page 2
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