<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=472432" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>God Save The Flag</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Washed in the blood of the brave and the blooming, <br>Snatched from the altars of insolent foes, <br>Burning with star-fires, but never consuming, <br>Flash its broad ribbons of lily and rose.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Vainly the prophets of Baal would rend it, <br>Vainly his worshippers pray for its fall; <br>Thousands have died for it, millions defend it, <br>Emblem of justice and mercy to all;</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Justice that reddens the sky with her terrors, <br>Mercy that comes with her white-handed train, <br>Soothing all passions, redeeming all errors, <br>Sheathing the sabre and breaking the chain.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Borne on the deluge of all usurpations, <br>Drifted our Ark o'er the desolate seas, <br>Bearing the rainbow of hope to the nations, <br>Torn from the storm-cloud and flung to the breeze!</div><div style="margin:10px 0">God bless the Flag and its loyal defenders, <br>While its broad folds o'er the battle-field wave, <br>Till the dim star-wreath rekindle its splendors, <br>Washed from its stains in the blood of the brave!</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Oliver+Wendell+Holmes">Oliver Wendell Holmes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=472432" data-title="God Save The Flag de Oliver Wendell Holmes" data-description="Washed in the blood of the brave and the blooming, Snatched from the altars of insolent foes, Burning with star-fires, but never consuming, Flash its broad ribbons of lily and rose. Vainly the prophets of Baal would rend it, Vainly his worshi..."></div> </div> </div>

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