Ah, let us keep the soldier’s memory green
Whose martial fame was known the Empire o’er ;
So cool in judgment ‘midst the battle’s roar,
Quick to decide, and swift of stroke and keen,
And brave the while with leonine demean.
On desert sands, when Britain nobly tore
Oppression’s bands and opened Freedom’s door,
Full well he served his country and his Queen.
As some fair ship with every sail outspread,
And freighted deep with hard-won precious gain,
Struck by the blast, sinks helpless in the main,
And leaves but memory of her gallant trim,
So has he gone ; and we lament him dead,
And praise his life’s-work when we speak of him.
(Gerard Addington D Arcy Irvine)
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