New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 - April-September, 1915 by Various
page 72 of 450 (16%)
page 72 of 450 (16%)
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Who kicks the dancing shoes from our feet;
Snatches our mouths from the hot forced meat; Drags us away from our warm padded stalls; From our ivory keys, our song books and balls; Orders man's hands from the children's go-carts; Closes our fool schools of "ethics" and "arts." Puts our ten fingers on triggers and swords, Marshals us into War's legions by hordes. _Hoch der Kaiser! Amen! Amen! We of the sea and the land; We of the clerking band; Hail to the Caesar who's given us men Our rightful heritage back again._ _WHO SUMMONS:_ These women who write of loves that are loose, (Those little perversionist scribes of the Deuce!) Laughter of lies lilting lewd at their lips, Their souls and brains both in a maudlin eclipse; Their bosoms as bare as their stories and songs; These coaxers of dogs with their "rights" and their wrongs. _WHO COMMANDS:_ Strike from their shoulders the transparent mesh; Mark the Red Cross on the cloth for their flesh. _WHO ORDAINS:_ |
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