<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The British Army of 1914</h1><p class="byline"> ALFRED W. POLLARD <br xmlns:exist="http://exist.sourceforge.net/NS/exist" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"/><span class="smallcaps">IN Westminster Gazette</span></p><div class="stanza"><p class="line">LET us praise God for the Dead: the Dead who died in our cause.</p><p class="line">They went forth a little army: all its men were as true as steel.</p><p class="line">The hordes of the enemy were hurled against them: they fell back, but their hearts failed not.</p><p class="line">They went forward again and held their ground: though their foes were as five to one.</p><p class="line">They gave time for our host to muster: the most of the men who never thought to fight.</p><p class="line">A great host and a mighty: worthy of the men who died to gain them time.</p><p class="line">Let us praise God for these men: let us remember them before Him all our days.</p><p class="line">Let us care for the widows and orphans: and for the men who came home maimed.</p><p class="line">Truly God has been with us: these things--were not done without His help.</p><p class="line">O Lord our God, be Thou still our helper: make us worthy of those who died. </p></div></body></html> · Great War