WATERLOO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15715, 16 September 1914, Page 10

WATERLOO.

A gTeat war is otic© more cen'ritv* round Europe's historic tatt,' grounds* Ihe most famous of them all. Vaterloo wiw recently tlireatered with tiir roir.mer' cial vandalism that knows r. > r, spec:, for Sallowed ground, for it was t ingested thai -.1.0 battlefield be n;t up i-.to plots for building purposes. Stephen Phillips wniei as follows in Poetry Kevu \v .— i Forbear: This plain is =t:il i. <«». T „ h J cries, -a ' Xu' 51 }'. 1 {o ° sanguine, for thy s;ucco : p= i Shall Lsrtb. where reeled The Guard "th? . _ Tllltt IX'IIU. ■' I Where nations groaned be heard the csekl-'ng ' A """'ion mark where in the • j murk _ =^■••■ll.i, i Those terrible i-'r?y liorwr.fr «o did m-,. Here with 4 hou dare to i.;e wii.™ , men died '■ ' !,t ' And on that- memorable dii*' 'e='cu ' Here on:y ever let the fWmn n bmnterrupted v.eavo a sj ); : :-j.--,.,,, Here only falter down ;• :<>' r rem pk:o= too wisffu; *r- be r■■■..'<■ - .. But ?hould«t then bu'!d o-i" . i-.. . • • ground. ' u " ' 1 '''■ Then Jx* :iio a e a - : 'Vri v'.v, , sound orl ' - fl - p '•' Of Clash ill? ha: tie and 'he c i-.— Uf cnamng Wis a 5,;,,- <h« s •' ljet solemn bellow r{ rnl'v.u.. A dreadful cara'ry -Tirade .}:» - Ln.j , n are of those who /The .'."■• in <; f lt . p lw r , •*<' ■ Tna> ftlence now too eon-•<-;<-•■ =.* •'-- Iji, L broods builder <: ir,| !?. pd - Tlien, l?t no builder <> •••> <" «•">■ .X i; j *'*• f'l lo lime, the Pronery a V. ■~?*" THE CRUCIBLE. inc following fine lines were written bv tlie late O. Honry : — Hard ye may bo in ; ' n „. j U n;u',' Rod to your bst-."■"--h:!*-• ■Blow give for .blow in the i. r Cunningly rid" p. 'he " But vdieu the roar p; ;« 'i ■,J Tender!'.', tin*'?.:. d oi,\> '« 11 v.rmnn v-cj-n's Heart. , ;n d a , li:'d'< :o it >: ' ' Jf't of -;:e r,:st'. ■' -. V r-'i i „ In accord v.ill-' ti-e »-•.* ' i It he be r...: ,<• I- , „ . ' n • t . Always, .-rid .;., ( . r jv .i. I If he brin? 01 < o> tie ; 'j I r- . Fitter, and v.r .ler- i«-i JO women the hea-» .'■< r io ' Uddren the hour'. , ' a 1 Hood. when the fc i; V, ar/ , ra) ,. it is i<i r jo iron anil "-v "" " v.*< on to be oak m ■ ■ - v i .I'.'-' t.-v a r•;j'■ -• • I \e! when ti-.e i.a;-. ', I Mn o r .j , %rj .;, » ' . A .-, '