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Excerpt from War Time Poems: And Heart Songs Our Motherland is calling Her sons from o'er the sea, Our soldiers brave are falling, Fighting 'gainst tyranny. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from War-Time Melodies: And Other Songs I have published with much pleasure many of the poems of Mr. M. L. Swart. L have found them marked by elevation of thought. Religious and patri otic sentiment. Poetic and musical diction. [have much pleasure in commending them as a valuable ad dition to our native literature. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Songs of the Heart: Poems on Various Subjects Gallant knight went forth to war, A To fight the battles of the Lord And on his breast a cross he bore. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from In War Time: Poems That have tried to write how much I love, Keep in my heart unending love for you, Who showed me the royal road, and went your Wa s, Leaving me loneliness in all my days. Dear and best friend, you know that this is true, That there 's a room hid deep within my heart Love - guarded and apart, To which you, and you only hold the key. My Dear, you gave so very much to me; You were so strong and dear and kindly wise. Now I can wake the laughter in your eyes No more, nor hold your dear kind hands again, I know that I have reached Life's utmost pain, That shall not heal for coming of the day. My Very Dear, there is so much to say, So much I shall remember, so much set Within my heart. Starlight upon your spurs, Your hands upon the reins, And the quiet English lanes Lit with your bivouac fires and leafy Junes And the long lazy Summer afternoons Upon the river. And Northampton fields, Rain-clouded, all the pride. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Songs of Love and War You wonder, my friend, why so seldom I print The fanciful thoughts which I weave into verse; You flatter my Muse by your delicate hint Of fame in the future, of gold in my purse You ask why I write, if but few are to read; Yo'u talk of the wasting of talent and time; I covet not fame, am accustomed to need, And men do not Offer their riches for rhyme. Consider the lark! How he rises on wing, And mounts to the sky through ethereal air! He sings as he soars; 'tis his nature to sing To warble his notes though no listener be near I seek not for fortune, I sigh not for fame, I follow my Muse into forest, or street; In sorrow, in gladness, I sing all the same, I sing because singing itself is so sweet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.