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No ! a base whisper heard ?
Sue for peace — armistice !
Silence ! nor say the word
Humiliation !
Breathe not the name of it,
Nor whose the blame of it ;
Blush for the shame of it,
Thou, once a Nation !
Yield each position
Conquered in war ;
Bribe the assassin ;
Give Candahar
To the base butcher of brave young Maclaine.
Leave the red "w^ar-snakes
To Birmingham charmers ;
Pay down your millions
For new Alabamas ;
Fill up the measure of Europe's disdain !
Go with the flag of truce,
No shameful terms refuse.
Homage to tender.
Go, bid war's trumpet cease ;
Welcome ignoble peace ;
Welcome surrender !
Bluster before the weak.
But with demeanour meek
Offer the other cheek ;
Bow to the stronger !
Mourn for lost Honour's track !
Take thy proud banners back !
Clothe thy white cliffs with black ;
England no longer !
W. B. D.
March ii//;, t88i.

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Peace with dishonour
DescriptionBy W. B. D. Verses on the convention with the Boers and the evacuation of Kandahar.
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J. F. Campbell Collection
DescriptionVolumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.