Alfred H. Miles, ed. Women Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Songs of Greater Britain (1899). I. Red, White and BlueCicely Fox-Smith (18821954)
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Strong round the banner stand,
Steadfast and true!
Honour and loyalty
Ever our watchword be!
Flutter o’er land and sea
Red, white and blue!
When for their country bled
Brave men and true!
White for our stainless name,
Blue for our faith and fame,
Guarding from every shame
Red, white and blue!
Keep we our ’scutcheon pure
Centuries through!
Long may Britannia’s fame
Inviolate remain—
Ever without a stain
Red, white and blue!