Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812

Aurora ba

ains of

her chori

es with

Secord le

y messag

tzgibbon's

y footste

he harsh-ton

ket stops

r from his

sort as

ars her fo

l he be

woman's wi

s doubts

ird the chal

t gasps f

e Mill my

he point

ares for dea

he kneels

for-in his

r memor

heart and t

tes she;

or her coun

must veil

rise of gro

ond, ling

views her ho

y, lea

er sleeping

ious of

sobs may n

she love

leaves her m

nd, lover

e woman cou

ly sorr

of the pu

ate grief

grief exhal

of patr

l glistened

ing bree

suckle an

ose sweet

' butterfl

rly labo

the happ

s the ope

l robin's s

canary

he low of ne

tered by

Secord st

d St. Dav

als never

ry or t

cries the

ble brings

ail? Hath a

ur fetter

th any at

r cheer l

haste to

on there

foe this c

him by s

, and he mu

e moon do

rew the ge

mulous

ecord, at

her err

pallor tur

gnation

red to pal

a's sake

a cogen

of duteo

ore that m

er risk th

e dangers

a tremb

vert a se

s nor wo

tear she le

dropt L

country!" y

try may

eave she g

all wou

weary cou

s her er

ile yet the

carce qua

'mid the she

of hue a

d cry of

ght learn

h rage of b

ring in h

eeds through

and stone

many a len

uter foot

mounts the

ws the fe

d nature a

s so soft

decked with

ering of

d airs of f

her to h

nt in our

est cup

, distraug

auty's sel

hat lonel

those swe

t languish,

d by ang

ach breeze an

g, woeso

call of wi

ll of fre

starts she

r tangle

dreaded me

y rattl

at fear is

s the cow

red fear, a

s the tru

and stone, a

s the wre

h fluttering

olita

trips, and o

her gown

tender ski

a clutch

ess her co

d of dev

hears the wi

m o'er i

e oppressiv

avy in t

a bank of fl

to restf

the ruby

th the hu

gnat and

ow and f

at anxious

ul tidin

he waning

ng speed

ls, and 'mon

gh the oo

steps must

the fire

e drops she

ds implor

s that cour

wolves' dr

is death, de

d prey t

cries to Hea

ning wast

patriot, c

er holds

e powers of

doth take

owling ghou

ter prey

g woman sigh

lips can