But who shall nurse the Nurses? When the strain

Of ministry on India's torrid plain

Brings the fatigue that, long-neglected, kills,

They'll need, as health-resorts whereto to send,

For rest restorative, the soldiers' friend,

Homes in the cooler hills.

For these the Lady of our gallant Chief,

Whose brilliant march brought Candahar relief,

Pleads to a public whom that honoured name

Alone should stir to sympathy and aid.