THE GREAT WAR IN VERSE AND PROSE Selected and Edited by J. E. WETHERELL, B.A. With an Introduction by HON. H. J. CODY, D.D., LL.D. Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario [Illustration] RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS Printed by Order of The Legislative Assembly of Ontario TORONTO Printed and Published by A. T. WILGRESS, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1919 Additional copies of this book may be obtained from the Department of Education, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, for twenty cents each. COPYRIGHT, CANADA, 1919, BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR ONTARIO CONTENTS PAGE "For All We Have and Are" Kipling, Rudyard 1 Instructions to the British Soldier Kitchener, Lord 3 Pro Patria Seaman, Sir Owen 4 Statement in House of Lords Kitchener, Lord 5 Between Midnight and Morning Seaman, Sir Owen 7 Vigil, The Newbolt, Sir Henry 7 Hour, The Fagan, James Bernard 9 Off Heligoland Middleton, J. E. 10 Call to Arms, A Asquith, Rt. Hon. H. H. 11 Australia to England Strong, Archibald 15 Extract from Speech Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston 16 What of the Fight? Burton, Claude E. C. H. 17 Man of the Marne, The Carman, Bliss 18 Telegram from King Albert to King George 20 India to England Nizamat Jung 21 "A Scrap of Paper" Lloyd George, Rt. Hon. David 22 Tribute, The Begbie, Harold 27 From Speech at the Guildhall Kitchener, Lord 28 Kaiser, The Holland, Norah 30 From Debate on the Address Asquith, Rt. Hon. H. H. 31 Canadian, The Middleton, J. E. 31 To Belgium in Exile Seaman, Sir Owen 33 Chant of Love for England, A Cone, Helen Gray 34 "Canadians--Canadians--That's All!" Peat, Private Harold R. 35 From "A Canadian Twilight" Trotter, Bernard Freeman 39 We Were Men of the Furrow Stead, Robert J. C. 39 Devon Men Haselden, Percy 42 Chalk and Flint "Punch" 43 Grave in Flanders, A Scott, Frederick George 45