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Clinton Scollard

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An Exemplar

AN EXEMPLAR Raoul de Laudonniere Lay dead; Four candles burned At feet and head; A fearless man To do and dare Was staunch Raoul De Laudonniere. He fought and flayed The paynim Turk; He hewed the Hun In mud and murk, In combat never Shirked his share [...]

As I Went Up Toward Lebanon

As I went up toward Lebanon, The turbaned guardian of the gate Glowered at me like the face of Fate, As if to say—"thou Christian cur, In Allah's name, where goest thou?" I gave my Arab steed the spur, Drew eager breath, and bared [...]