Synopsis Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves by : Joseph Powell
Excerpt from Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves: A Narrative of Travel, Residence, and Experience in the Roman States Song of the English Zouaves "Anima mia, anima mia, Ama Dio e tira via." Saint George and old England for ever! Once more her sons arm for the fight, With the cross on their breasts, to do battle For God, Holy Church, and the right. Twine your swords with the palm branch, brave comrades, For as Pilgrims we march forth to-day; - Love God, O my soul, love Him only, And then with light heart go thy way. We come from the blue shores of England, From the mountains of Scotia we come, From the green, faithful island of Erin, - Far, far, from our wild northern home. Place Saint Andrew's red cross in your bonnets, Saint Patrick's green shamrock display; - Love God, O my soul, love Him only, And then with light heart go thy way. Dishonour our swords shall not tarnish, We draw them for Rome and the Pope; Victors still, whether living or dying, For the Martyr's bright crown is our hope; If 'tis sweet for our country to perish, Sweeter far for the cause of to-day; - Love God, O my soul, love Him only, And then with light heart go thy way. Though the odds be against us, what matter? While God and Our Lady look down, And the Saints of our country are near us, And Angels are holding the crown. March, march to the combat and fear not, A light round our weapons will play; - Love God. O my soul, love Him only, And then with light heart go thy way. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.