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A War Song to Englishmen

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Prepare， prepare the iron helm of war，

Bring forth¹ the lots， cast in the spacious² orb³；

Th' Angel of Fate turns them with mighty⁴ hands，

And casts them out upon the darken'd earth！

Prepare， prepare！

Prepare your hearts for Death's cold hand！ prepare

Your souls for flight， your bodies for the earth；

Prepare your arms for glorious victory；

Prepare your eyes to meet a holy God！

Prepare， prepare！

Whose fatal scroll⁵ is that？ Methinks 'tis mine！

Why sinks my heart， why faltereth my tongue？

Had I three lives， I'd die in such a cause，

And rise， with ghosts， over the well-fought field.

Prepare， prepare！

The arrows of Almighty⁶ God are drawn⁷！

Angels of Death stand in the louring heavens！

Thousands of souls must seek the realms of light，

And walk together on the clouds of heaven！

Prepare， prepare！

Soldiers， prepare！ Our cause is Heaven's cause；

Soldiers， prepare！ Be worthy⁸ of our cause：

Prepare to meet our fathers in the sky：

Prepare， O troops， that are to fall to-day！

Prepare， prepare！

Alfred shall smile， and make his harp⁹ rejoice；

The Norman William， and the learnèd Clerk，

And Lion Heart， and black-brow'd Edward， with

His loyal queen， shall rise， and welcome us！

Prepare， prepare！

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1 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 spacious
adj.广阔的，宽敞的
参考例句：
Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞，足够建一座游泳池。 The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。

3 orb
n.太阳；星球；v.弄圆；成球形
参考例句：
The blue heaven,holding its one golden orb,poured down a crystal wash of warm light.蓝蓝的天空托着金色的太阳，洒下一片水晶般明亮温暖的光辉。 It is an emanation from the distant orb of immortal light.它是从远处那个发出不灭之光的天体上放射出来的。

4 mighty
adj.强有力的；巨大的
参考例句：
A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。 The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

5 scroll
n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡
参考例句：
As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。 He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

6 almighty
adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的
参考例句：
Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。 It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

7 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

8 worthy
adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的
参考例句：
I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。 There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

9 harp
n.竖琴；天琴座
参考例句：
She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。 He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。