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Thread #4352 Message #1586032
Posted By: The Walrus
19-Oct-05 - 06:02 AM
Thread Name: ADD: The Captains and the Kings (Brendan Behan)
Subject: RE: The Captain and the Kings
Le Scaramouche wrote:= "...The title comes from Kipling doesn't it? ..."
It's from "Recessional"
"...The tumult and the shouting dies; The Captains and the Kings depart; Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget — lest we forget!..."