Poems (Botta)/To - (6)

by Anne Lynch Botta

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TO ——.

In the noble army of Reform
 Thou art a pioneer;
And bravely wields thy good right arm,
 The broadsword and the spear.

Thou may’st not see the battle’s close,
 The victory may’st not win:
But the scars upon thy spirit prove,
 Thou hast not lived in vain.