History & Politics

Song to the Suliotes

by Lord Byron 1788–1824

From Epigrams and Jeux d'Esprit

History & Politics

Up to battle! Sons of Suli
Up, and do your duty duly!
There the wall--and there the Moat is:
Bouwah! Bouwah! Suliotes!
There is booty--there is Beauty,
Up my boys and do your duty.

By the sally and the rally
Which defied the arms of Ali;
By your own dear native Highlands,
By your children in the islands,
Up and charge, my Stratiotes,
Bouwah!--Bouwah!--Suliotes!

As our ploughshare is the Sabre:
Here's the harvest of our labour;
For behind those battered breaches
Are our foes with all their riches:
There is Glory--there is plunder--
Then away despite of thunder!

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From an autograph MS. in the possession of Mr. Murray,. now for the first time printed.

MLA

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Song to the Suliotes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/264/.

Chicago

Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Song to the Suliotes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/264/.

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