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DODIES DREAM WORLD

BRINGS YOU ANOTHER OF HER CLASSIC POEMS

This poem about the Crimean War (1853 - 1856) I found in my useful knowledge reading book 1873.And given the date of the book and the Date of the Crinmean War, together with the line 'Oh Britannia, Queen of the Ocean,' I am logically guessing we have the right battle.There is no author to ask, just another ANON, but here is is anyway;

The Army's Return

See our soldiers now returning,

Crown'd with laurels bravely won;

Ev'ry thought with home is burning,

War is over, peace begun.

Rousing ev'ry patriot feeling,

While our heart its prayer doth seal,

Hear the noble anthem pealing

For our Queen and country's weal.


Britain's standard proudly waving,

Borne by Britain's valiant sons,

Though still many a bosom heaving

With the thought of absent ones.

Laid in glory they are lying,

Honour sits upon their graves;

Unto ev'ry teat replying,

'Britons never shall be slaves.'


Oh Brittania ! Queen of Ocean,

Praise the God who guards they shore;

Him who still preserves our nation,

Let our grateful hearts adore.

Then shall He whose mighty power

Hath so long our bulwark been,

All His richest blessing shower

On our country and our Queen.



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