242 WOMAN S KINGDOM.
Go tell the gallant soldier Where lies the hidden foe,
Where flaunts the hostile banner, Where ambush crouches low.
Bring from the banished mother, A blessing for her son,
And from the bride, remembrance To the beloved one.
Thus, spite of man s invention, Sought out " through ages past,
To thee, frail postal angel, He comes for help at last
Back to the gentle story Of homesick birds afar ;
So peace belies her emblem Beneath the cloud of war.
��WOMAN S KINGDOM.
WOMAN S kingdom ! Who knows where The walls of woman s kingdom are? How stands her throne in purple state, Gemmed with the golden bees of Fate ? Where is her crown of glory won, Her regal robes for pageants spun ? When may the warders dare to sleep Beside the dungeon in the keep ?
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