The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 161
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Contemporary Poetry of the Texan Revolution
One last resource for her remains,
Full Independence to decree;
Then in her sacrifice she gains
That, which if lost, 'tis slavery.
And who. that loves sweet liberty
Can cease to aid its progress there?
All respond, "No, she must be free."
"Texas and Liberty," they cheer.
New Orleans, February 1, 1836. H. K.
TEXIAN CAMP SONG'
Our rifles are ready,
And ready are we;
Neither fear, care, nor sorrow
In this company.
Our rifles are ready
To welcome the foe,
So away o'er the Sabine
For Texas we go.
For Texas: the land
Where the bright rising star
Leads to beauty in peace
And to glory in war.
With aim never erring
We strike down the deer;
We chill the false heart
Of the Red Man with fear.
The blood of the Saxon
Rolls full in the veins
Of the lads that must lord
Over Mexico's plains-
O'er the plains where the breeze
Of the south woos the flowers,
'The following lines are a hasty after-dinner effusion of one of the
sweetest living bards of England. They were shown us by a friend of the
author, and are now, for the first time, given to the public.161
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918, periodical, 1918; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101073/m1/167/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.