Chips, fragments and vestiges by Gail Hamilton collected and arranged by H. Augusta Dodge |
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[I fear it will seem an Hibernian stroke] |
 | Chips, fragments and vestiges by Gail Hamilton |  |
[I fear it will seem an Hibernian stroke]
I fear it will seem an Hibernian strokeTo mark the sincerest of loves
By begloving a man whose great glory it is
That he handles all sin without gloves.
But remember, I pray, that the glove in old time
Was a signal of mortal defiance—
And in these evil days if a man can be found
On whom Christendom places reliance—
Who always stands ready to shiver a lance,
For the love of the right, not renown,—
It is surely the least his admirers can do
To provide him with gloves to throw down.
To Dr. Bailey, with pair of gloves, Christmas.
| Chips, fragments and vestiges by Gail Hamilton | |