Across this moor in fear they fled
\nAs marched their comrades were in the roads below
\nThe lucky were their comrades dead
\nThose still free sought refuge in the bogs they know<\/p>\n
Redcoats pursue, to the last man
\nGiven away by the whispered word
\nUnknown, unseen and half forgotten
\nTheir lament is sung by the warbling bird…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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