Excerpt from Fragments: Essays and Poems A popular and characteristic feature of every war is its literature - in poetry and song. Herder, the poet and theologian, teaches us that poetry is the expression of national life. If we follow the national history of the various countries we will find in each instance that a revolution called forth a grand outburst of patriotic song. Rouget de Lisle, inspired by the opening of the French revolution, gave voice to the spirit-stirring Marseillaise hymn, which continues to stir the heart of France. Cromwell and his men went forth to battle singing hallelujahs! During the present conflict, England's soldiers march to the national hymn, God Save the King. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.