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 "title": "Wars in Queen Victoria’s Reign",
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 "poet": "James McIntyre",
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 "language": "en",
 "book": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames",
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  "year": 1884,
  "venue": "Musings on the Banks of Canadian Thames (1884)",
  "note": "First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established.",
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  "sources": [
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   "https://archive.org/details/cihm_11791"
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  "rights": "public domain (SE dedication; underlying text pre-1931)"
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  "last_checked": "2026-08-20"
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   {
    "text": "We will now sing in thoughtful strain",
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   {
    "text": "Of wars in Queen Victoria’s reign.",
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   {
    "text": "The Russian bear did ages lurk,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "All ready for to spring on Turk,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "For Russian statesmen did divine",
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   },
   {
    "text": "That they should conquer Constantine,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "But like a greyhound after hare",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The Lion did drive back the Bear,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And made it feel the British rule",
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   },
   {
    "text": "At gates of strong Sebastopol.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Then insolent was Persia,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Till Lion had to dictate law,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And while engaged in scenes like these",
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   },
   {
    "text": "He was attacked by the Chinese,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And for this outrage all so wanton",
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   },
   {
    "text": "He then resolved to seize on Canton.",
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   {
    "text": "But soon there came a dismal cry",
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   {
    "text": "Of slaughter’d Britons from Delhi,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The Bengal Tiger sick with gore",
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   {
    "text": "Did tremble at the Lion’s roar,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "But Britain got a serious shock",
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   },
   {
    "text": "By losing of brave Havelock,",
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   {
    "text": "But Campbell ’mid a numerous foe",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Full quick these armed hosts did o’erthrow,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "In Abyssinian dungeons vile",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Lay captives of Great Britain’s isle,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "But soon the tyrant Theodore",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Lay sadly weltering in his gore.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The savage tribes of Ashantee",
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   },
   {
    "text": "From British troops did quickly flee,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "In Afghan and Zulu wars",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Many did find their deadly scars;",
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   },
   {
    "text": "In the land of the Pharaohs",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The Christians suffered cruel woes,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Till in Alexandria Bay",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The British iron clads did display,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The mighty power they did wield,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "While their steel sides from harm did shield,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And British army on the land",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Marched bravely o’er the burning sand,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And Arabi found ’twas useless labor,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "His strong trench of Tel-el-Kebir,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Egyptians did not wish to feel",
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   },
   {
    "text": "In their breasts cold British steel,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Their great power was soon laid low",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And Wolseley entered Grand Cairo.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Egyptians now no more revile",
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   },
   {
    "text": "The Christians on the banks of Nile.",
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   },
   {
    "text": "We have sung three heroes’ names.",
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   {
    "text": "Havelock from the land of Thames,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And Campbell from the banks of Clyde,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And Wolseley from Liffy’s side,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "When rose, thistle, shamrock unite",
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   },
   {
    "text": "They do prove victors in the fight,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "Now Britain once more does command",
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   {
    "text": "Respect alike on sea and land,",
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   },
   {
    "text": "But now may wars forever cease",
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   },
   {
    "text": "And mankind ever live in peace.",
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