Soldier Songs and Love Songs
Soldier Songs and Love Songs is a collection of poems by Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw, a Scottish poet and soldier. The book is divided into two sections, the first focusing on soldier songs and the second on love songs. The soldier songs are a tribute to the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who serve in the armed forces. Laidlaw’s poems capture the emotions of those who have experienced war, from the fear and sorrow of battle to the joy of victory. He also pays tribute to the camaraderie of soldiers, and the bonds of friendship that are forged in the heat of battle. The love songs are a celebration of the beauty and power of love. Laidlaw’s poems explore the many facets of love, from the joy of new love to the pain of heartbreak. He also celebrates the strength of love, and the power it has to heal and bring joy. Soldier Songs and Love Songs is a powerful and moving collection of poems that celebrates the courage and sacrifice of soldiers, and the beauty and power of love.
By Alexander Hamilton Laidlaw · First published 1898 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, War Fiction · 35 chapters
Contents
- THE AMERICAN GIRL
- THE GOOD SHIP "OHIO."
- THE AMERICAN GIRLS
- THE UNION OATH
- BETSIE BROWN
- SWORD OF JEHOVAH
- BLACK EYES
- THE AMERICAN ÇA IRA
- BIRD OF THE SUMMERING NORTH
- THE WAR SONG OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
- THE LIGHT OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL EYES
- BABYLON
- THE BRITISH GYP
- DEATH SONG OF THE ENFANTS PERDUS
- FARE THEE WELL, O LOVE OF WOMAN!
- EVER TO BE
- JOCK AND JEAN
- THE FLAG OF BROTHERS
- WITH A HO-HO-HO! AND A HI-HI-HI!
- SEE THE FIELD OF BATTLE GLEAMS
- THE DYING SOLDIER TO THE NIGHTINGALE
- BURKE OF THE BRAVE BRIGADE
- SHERRY IN THE SADDLE
- HOME! HOME!
- THE CUSTER WAIL
- WEEP NOT FOR HIM
- TARRY YE NOT IN EGYPT
- GIF A LASSIE SPURN A LADDIE
- THE AMERICAN CONSUMMATION
- THE YOUNG VETS
- MAIDEN KNICKERBOCKER AND THE GALLANT <br/> CAPTAIN PICKWICK
- IT IS TIME TO BEGIN TO CONCLUDE
- MARSHAL NEY'S FAREWELL
- THE LILY LAND OF FRANCE
- THE THREE P'S. THE PRATIE, THE <br/> PIG AND POTEEN