A Victorian Whisper
. . . This site is dedicated to all those who generously preserve the past for our future generations. It is my hope that you will be able to document the lives of your Victorian ancestors and enjoy getting to know them from a historical perspective. To see their photos and be able to know what they did for a living, who their children were and how many they had, what the world around them must have looked like, and perhaps even what kind of things they might have enjoyed. Please feel free to use the art on this site for your personal albums and scrapbooks. Each image comes from my personal archives of U.S. Victorian publications and postcards. (I have included a circa year on each piece of art so that you will have a better idea in which decade to place it.) Enjoy!
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Verse 1
"Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars,
Emblem of might and the shield of the lowly,
Never to droop while our soldiers and tars
Rally to guard it from outrage unholy.
Never may shame or misfortune, attend it,
Enmity sully, or treachery rend it
While but a man is alive to defend it-
Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars."
Chorus
"Flag of the rainbow, resplendently streaming,
Banner of stars in the blue above gleaming,
Ensign, whose story is record of glory -
Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars."
Verse 2
"Flag of a land where the people are free,
Ever the breezes salute and caress it;
Planted on earth, or afloat on the sea,
Gallant men guard it, and fair women bless it.
Fling out its folds o'er a country united,
Warmed by the fires that our forefathers lighted,
Refuge where down-trodden man is invited -
Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars."
Verse 3
"Flag that our sires gave in trust to their sons,
Symbol and sign of a liberty glorious,
While the grass grows, and the clear water runs,
Ever invincible, ever victorious.
Long may it 'waken our pride and devotion,
Rippling its colors in musical motion,
First on the land and supreme on the ocean -
Flag of the rainbow and banner of stars."
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If you find it useful, a link back here would be quite welcome!
Updated on July 04, 2008
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