John Oxenham

Hail!—And Farewell!

   They died that we might live,—
   Hail!—And Farewell!
  —All honour give
   To those who, nobly striving, nobly fell,
   That we might live!
 
   That we might live they died,—
   Hail!—And Farewell!
  —Their courage tried,
   By every mean device of treacherous hate,
   Like Kings they died.
 
   Eternal honour give,—
   Hail!—And Farewell!
  —To those who died,
   In that full splendour of heroic pride,
   That we might live!
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