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Presenting an incredible collection of the most cherished poems by Amy Redpath Roddick. She was born and brought up in Montreal and published over a dozen verses, plays and verse drama books. Roddick beautifully presented her thoughts in her poems throughout this volume. These verses are written on interesting topics that will keep the readers hooked until the end.
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The Flag, and Other Poems, 1918 - Amy Redpath Roddick
Amy Redpath Roddick
The Flag, and Other Poems, 1918
EAN 8596547092629
DigiCat, 2022
Contact: DigiCat@okpublishing.info
Table of Contents
THE BRITISH LANDS.
THE FLAG.
ENGLAND’S OLDEST COLONY.
IN FORT-BOUND METZ. July 26th, 1914.
THE CALM THAT COMES WITH YEARS.
GOING WEST.
PERFECT IN THY PROMISE.
ARMAGEDDON.
THE FAIRIES.
THE SOLDIERS.
NO TEARS.
MON REPOS.
THE CREW.
IN A TRAIN.
OUR ART.
ON READING SOME IMAGIST VERSES.
THE MIND OF THE MYSTIC.
A MONTREAL LULLABY.
L’ESPERANCE.
MY LAKE.
A SCIENTIFIC PUZZLE.
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
AT LENNOX.
THE FLOWER OF TRUE HAPPINESS.
THE MOUNTAIN TOP.
CHARITY.
THE BRITISH LANDS.
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The tie that binds the British lands
Is never spun of tyrant’s might;
Of fair replies to just demands,
Of compromise whenever right
Is spun the fibre of its strands,
A mighty Empire to unite.
A symbol is our gracious King
Of British unity of heart,
A simple man to whom we cling,
Of all good men the counterpart.
We sing to God to Save the King,
And mean thereby ourselves in part.
The people of the British lands
Are masters of their future fate,
By
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