History & Politics

The Oath of the French Loyalist

by William M. MacKeracher 1871–1913

From Verses of Feeling and Fancy (1890)

History & Politics

I swear by the holy Virgin,
I swear by her Son divine,
I swear by the throne of the Mighty,
I swear by the hope that is mine;
I swear by the youth and innocence,
By the beauty that has been,
I swear by the sacred ashes,
By the blood of the martyred queen.
That I will avenge the outrage,
So infamous, vile, and base,
The brutal and foul inhumanity,
That darkens my land with disgrace;
Or meet like a noble gentleman
The fate that my sovereign has met,
And die for my country's honour,
For my queen,--Marie Antoinette.

MLA

MacKeracher, William M. “The Oath of the French Loyalist.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mackeracher/38/.

Chicago

MacKeracher, William M. “The Oath of the French Loyalist.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mackeracher/38/.

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