THE MOTHERS OF MEN.
Ihe bravest battle that ever was fought ! Shall 1 tell you where and when? On the maps of the world you will find it not — Pis fought by the mothers of men Nav, not with cannon or battle shot, With sword or nobler pen ! Nay, not with eloquent words or thought From mouths of wonderful men. 1 But deep in a walled-up woman s hear! — Of woman that would not yield, But bravely, silently, bore her part — Lo, there is that battlefield! No marshalling troop, no bivouac song. No banner to gkam and wave; But oh ! these battles, they last From babyhood to the grave. Yet faithful still as a bridge of stars, She tights in her walled-up town — Fights on and on in endless wars. Then, silent, unseen, goes down. 1 Oh, ye with banners and battle shot, And soldiers to shout and praise! I tell vou the kmgliest victories fought Were fought in these silent ways. Oh, s|iotless woman in a world of shame ; With splendid and silent scorn, Go back to God a ff white as you came — The kmgliest warrior born! —Joaquin Miller.
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White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 272, 18 February 1918, Page 5
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191THE MOTHERS OF MEN. White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 272, 18 February 1918, Page 5
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