James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.
April 20To Spain—A Last Word
By Edith M. Thomas (1854–1925)I
Oh, ’twas a deed in the dark—
Yet mark!
We will show you a way—only one—by which ye may blot out the stain!
Proud and stern let it be—
Cuba free!
So, only, the stain shall be razed—so, only, the great debt be paid!