This was the truest warrior That ever buckled sword; This the most gifted poet That ever breathed a word; And never earth’s philosopher Traced with h… - Cecil Frances Alexander
" "This was the truest warrior
That ever buckled sword;
This the most gifted poet
That ever breathed a word;
And never earth’s philosopher
Traced with his golden pen
On the deathless page truths half so sage
As he wrote down for men.
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About Cecil Frances Alexander
Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (Early April 1818 – 12 October 1895) was a hymn-writer and poet.
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Cecil Frances Humphreys
Alternative Names:
Fanny Alexander
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