Heroes Of The "Titanic"

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Title:     Heroes Of The "Titanic"
Author: Henry Van Dyke [More Titles by Van Dyke]

Honour the brave who sleep
Where the lost "Titanic" lies,
The men who knew what a man must do
When he looks Death in the eyes.

"Women and children first,"--
Ah, strong and tender cry!
The sons whom women had borne and nursed,
Remembered,--and dared to die.

The boats crept off in the dark:
The great ship groaned: and then,--
O stars of the night, who saw that sight,
Bear witness, _These were men!_

November 9, 1912.

[The end]
Henry Van Dyke's poem: Heroes Of The "Titanic"

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