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VIII
 HORSEFERRY ROAD

Hail to the brave!

Who, going, come no more;

Th' imperious call broke on their slumb'ring souls,

And woke to action all their manhood strong,

And bade them go, that Right might conquer wrong.

Hail to the brave!

Who, going, come no more.

Hail to the brave!

Who going, come again,

Though our poor vision may not see their form;

Yet in the silent hour, when thought seems deep,

We hail them near, and holy vigil keep

With all the brave,

Who going, come again.

J. WILLIAMS BUTCHER.