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KITCHENER.
Perished in H.M.S. “Hampshire,” off the Coast of Orkney, Monday Evening, June 5, 1916.
Not on firm land, amid the call of guns
Quick'ning the heart and pulsing in the brain,
But on the lonely ocean's wavering plain,
Far from the noisy hatred of the Huns;
Not under African or Asian suns,
Where many a time he challenged death in vain,
But in cold waters of the northern main
Our silent Leader sank, engulf'd at once!
Quick'ning the heart and pulsing in the brain,
But on the lonely ocean's wavering plain,
Far from the noisy hatred of the Huns;
Not under African or Asian suns,
Where many a time he challenged death in vain,
But in cold waters of the northern main
Our silent Leader sank, engulf'd at once!
Rejoice not, you, our enemy! that the life
Which arm'd and led the Empire is o'erthrown.
There's not a private in these days of strife
But hath with Kitchener's sacrifice vow'd his own,
And fearlessly will front the lesser death,
Boldly embracing what he vanquisheth.
Which arm'd and led the Empire is o'erthrown.
There's not a private in these days of strife
But hath with Kitchener's sacrifice vow'd his own,
And fearlessly will front the lesser death,
Boldly embracing what he vanquisheth.
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