Robert W. Chambers epub Barbarians (Classic Reprint)

Daughter of Light, the bestial wrath Of Barbary besets thy path! The Hun is beating his painted drum; His war horns blare! The Hun is come! Father, I feel his fretid breath: The thick air reeks with the stench of death; My will is Thine. Thy will be done On Turk and Bulgar, Czech and Hun! II She understands. Where the dead headland flare Mocks sea and sand; Where death-lights shed their glare On No-M an s-L and. France takes her stand. Magnificently fair, The Flaming Brand Within her slender hand; Christ slilies in her hair. Ill Daughter of Grief, thy House is sand! Thy towers are falling athwart the land. They ve flayed the earth to its ribs of chalk And over its bones the spectres stalk! Father, I see my high spires reel; My breast is scarred by the Hun shoofed(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org