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[XIV. A soldier is the noblest name]
AIR.—Serjeant Jack.
A soldier is the noblest name
Enroll'd upon the lists of fame,
His country's pride and boast;
Honour the glorious bright reward,
For which the hero draws his sword,
Should ne'er be stain'd or lost.
Enroll'd upon the lists of fame,
His country's pride and boast;
Honour the glorious bright reward,
For which the hero draws his sword,
Should ne'er be stain'd or lost.
To guard our rights and liberty,
Our duty and our care;
The brave and worthy to respect,
And to the verge of life protect
The innocent and fair.
Our duty and our care;
The brave and worthy to respect,
And to the verge of life protect
The innocent and fair.
When glory led her squadrons forth,
Her influence spread from south to north,
There freedom soon appear'd;
'Twas there she found her fav'rite son,
Through all the world his name is known,
Through all the world rever'd.
Her influence spread from south to north,
There freedom soon appear'd;
'Twas there she found her fav'rite son,
Through all the world his name is known,
Through all the world rever'd.
And smiling thus the goddess spoke,
Columbia's sons draw near,
A soldier's duty ne'er forget,
Behold the great example set,
The school of honour's here.
Columbia's sons draw near,
A soldier's duty ne'er forget,
Behold the great example set,
The school of honour's here.
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