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ow soldiers we seem,And night brings a new thing,A terrible ire,As of thunder awing.A warrior power,That old chivalry stirred,When knights took up arms,As the maidens gave word.THE END OF OUR WAR,WILL BE GLORY UNTOLD.WHEN THE TOWN LIKE A GREATBUDDING ROSE SHALL UNFOLD!_Near, nearer that war,And that ecstasy comes,We hear the trees beatingInvisible drums.The fields of the nightAre starlit above,Our girls are white torchesOf conquest and love.No nerve without will,And no breast without breath,We whirl with the planetsThat never know death!_
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