. Acrostic sonnets, and other poems . J hoice of Convention and Columbia, Hail to Thee, Leader, learned, calm, sedate! America to-da^ with glee elate Rejoices from Maine to California. Let/hello fists^ retire to Africa; Enough n>eve had of preachers of race hate. Shall jingos bring upon us Europes fate? ^mphaticly NAY says America. imail. Harbinger of Peace Tvith all the all our people for one the Ship of State Tvith flag by all not hissed from pole to aid to those in wars hell like Christ gainst Mars and Mammon sto
. Acrostic sonnets, and other poems . J hoice of Convention and Columbia, Hail to Thee, Leader, learned, calm, sedate! America to-da^ with glee elate Rejoices from Maine to California. Let/hello fists^ retire to Africa; Enough n>eve had of preachers of race hate. Shall jingos bring upon us Europes fate? ^mphaticly NAY says America. imail. Harbinger of Peace Tvith all the all our people for one the Ship of State Tvith flag by all not hissed from pole to aid to those in wars hell like Christ gainst Mars and Mammon stoll! ?Bellofist—pronounced bellow-fist, with the em-phasis on bellow—is derived from the Latin,like Pacifist (literally, peacemaker), andmeans in hyphenated Anglo-Saxon, war-maker. (June 11th, 1916, the day following Mr. Hughesnomination for the Presidency.) A NACROSTIC SONNET TO. atriot, Marty^r, slain for Liberty! Among the names that will forever shine To light men upward to the heights divine. Refulgent in Fame^s firmament will be Irelands new heroes: PLUNKETT, CON-NOLLY, CLARKE, DALY, PEARSE, McBRIDE,MacDONACH, THINE,— Knights worthy of Hibernians fairest shrine. heres to Their and Thy sacred memory! eace to Your ashes and eternal rest!Een though overcome by might as were JOHN BROWNAnd WARREN, like the bravest and the as did They the Martyrs crown;So Ye who died for Liberty are blest,—Een dead Ye live to shake Wrong^s temple down. (Reprinted from the San Francisco Examiner ofMay 9th, 1916.) Note.—On May 8th, 1916, when the above was written,-the names of the following- heroes had not thenbeen added to the roll of Erins Martyrs: , EDMUND KENT, CORNELIUSCOLBERT, J. J. HEUSTON, MICHAEL MALLON,THOMAS KENT, SEAN McDERMOTT, F. and SIR ROGER CASEMENT. AN ACROSTIC SONNET
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