Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 334
s lay:The Lion of the North once more Held Russias hosts at bay. There flashed the Swedes victorious swordThat neer had known defeat; There surged the great Czars mighty horde,Forced back in swift retreat. The maiden watched the smokes dull sheet Sweep oer the Russian dead;• Only to-morrow, saint… … And in her ears, above the clang Of trumpet and dragoon,A cradle-songs sweet cadence rangWhich peasant mothers croon.Vol. XXVI.—107. The bells of Moscow gaily swing, And all its towers shall gladsome be ! But Olgas bell no more shall ringUntil it rings for victory ! 85o SAINT OLGAS BELL. Softly the…
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