WHAT IS WAR?
What is war . exclaimed the monarch ; 'Tis a game we rulers play ; 'Tis a pleasant recreation, Nation battling against nation, Striving who will gain the day. What is war 1 The source of glory And of fame, the soldier cries ; Where tho tyrant's hosts we shatter, And our country's foes we scatter, Where the herb proudly dies. What is war ? sobs out the widow, But a hateful, fearful thing ; There men strike down one another — As if man were nob man's brother — All to satisfy a king, What is war 1 they ask a maiden, Thus she'(mournfully replies — • There the lover, whom I cherished, Bravely fought and, fighting, perished, No fond hand to close his eyes. What is war ? A thirsting moloch, Nursed on blood, and sobs, and tears ; Archetype of desolation, Sovereign of tribulation, Throned on human woes and fears.
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Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 207, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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144WHAT IS WAR? Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 207, 28 June 1878, Page 2
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