Old Ace; and other poems Fred Emerson Brooks 9781130143584 Books
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt ... gleams athwart the world. Her countless banners waving in the sun, To deck her cities marshaled on the plain; Her States, so maijy nations joined in one, While mountains sing and oceans chant refrain. No standing army guards this mighty land; And yet from surf to surf, from Gulf to Lake, A myriad freemen only wait command To march through valor's field for freedom's sake. Lo! at her beck the poised eagle wheels Up heaven's highway, where mortal never trod, Laden with love the loyal patriot feels, Bearing the token to the nation's God. PAT'S OPINION OF FLAGS. Every man in the world thinks his banner the best, And his national song Is often too long, Yet in praising his flag he makes sport of the rest, Though there's many a truth that is spoken in jest, Save wid malice prepense There should be no offense. There's the Hawaiian kingdom stuck out in the ocean; Twas made as a site For the seabirds to light; There they worship their colors wid colored devotion, And they never have war, but internal commotion, For those islands contain, O, Queen Lilli's volcano, For the honor of flags how much blood has been spilt! Yet humanity clings To those queer-looking things. Take the flag of Japan that's all covered wid gilt, And the Austrian flag, like a new "crazy quilt," And that bit of caprice That is all over Greece. And the flag of Siam, wid an elephant on it, Which is good reason why It has hard work to fly! While the Turk has a flag wid a crescent upon it, And he wears the same token stuck up on his bonnet, But the Russian will soon Take the Turk and the moon. There's the flag wid two Russian birds pasted together, But wid only two toes, 'Cause the others got froze; And they're itchin' for war till ye cannot tell whether They're after the earth or more sui...
Old Ace; and other poems Fred Emerson Brooks 9781130143584 Books
Fred Emerson Brooks was from southern Indiana where my family settled in 1806. This book contains many great and loving poems. I have purchased a half dozen originals over the years and go back and reread them often.Product details
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Old Ace; and other poems Fred Emerson Brooks 9781130143584 Books Reviews
Fred Emerson Brooks was from southern Indiana where my family settled in 1806. This book contains many great and loving poems. I have purchased a half dozen originals over the years and go back and reread them often.
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