<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="" class="head">Kindred</h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line">COME Australia, come New Zealand--</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Canada, with heart of gold,</p><p class="line">Come and help to keep this free land</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Free for ever as of old.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Hangs her fortune in the balance,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Mighty is her foe and fierce.</p><p class="line">Help to prune his Eagle's talons</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Ere its beak her bosom pierce.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Yonder rants the lord of legions,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">False of heart as you are true.</p><p class="line">You as well, O younger regions,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">He has lusted to subdue.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Not alone shall <em>we</em> lie cloven</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">If he scale our iron wall.</p><p class="line">With our fate is Yours inwoven,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">And as one we stand or fall.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Fain would he ride ruthless o'er us,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Strong in Wrong, with hoof abhorred.</p><p class="line">Strong in Right is She that bore us--</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:%">Make her stronger with your sword.</p></div></body></html> · Great War