Versos English Robert Bridges Lord Kitchener

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Lord Kitchener

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UNFLINCHING hero, watchful to forsee And face thy country's peril wheresoe'er, Directing war and peace with equal care, Till by long duty ennobled thou wert he Whom England call'd and bade: "Set my arm free To obey my will and save my honour fair,"— What day the foe presumed on her despair And she herself had trust in none but thee: