The World's Best Poetry ...John Vance Cheney, Sir Charles G. D. Roberts, Charles Francis Richardson, Francis Hovey Stoddard, John Raymond Howard J. D. Morris, 1904 - English poetry |
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Page 23
... heard afar The measured roll of English drums Beat at the gates of Kandahar . For southern wind and east wind meet Where , girt and crowned by sword and fire , England with bare and bloody feet Climbs the steep road PATRIOTISM . 23.
... heard afar The measured roll of English drums Beat at the gates of Kandahar . For southern wind and east wind meet Where , girt and crowned by sword and fire , England with bare and bloody feet Climbs the steep road PATRIOTISM . 23.
Page 37
... Heard ye the din of battle bray , Lance to lance , and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc , urged their destined course , And through the kindred squadrons mow their way . Ye towers of Julius , London's lasting shame , With many a ...
... Heard ye the din of battle bray , Lance to lance , and horse to horse ? Long years of havoc , urged their destined course , And through the kindred squadrons mow their way . Ye towers of Julius , London's lasting shame , With many a ...
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... heard In jeer and laughter loud , And an angry cry and a hiss arose From the heart of the tossing crowd : Then , as the Græme looked upward , He saw the ugly smile Of him who sold his king for gold- The master - fiend Argyle ! The ...
... heard In jeer and laughter loud , And an angry cry and a hiss arose From the heart of the tossing crowd : Then , as the Græme looked upward , He saw the ugly smile Of him who sold his king for gold- The master - fiend Argyle ! The ...
Page 51
... Oh ! here no Sabbath bell Awakes the Sabbath morn , Nor song of reapers heard Among the yellow corn : For the tyrant's voice is here , And the wail of slaverie ; But the sun of freedom shines a van Duntrie . PATRIOTISM . 51.
... Oh ! here no Sabbath bell Awakes the Sabbath morn , Nor song of reapers heard Among the yellow corn : For the tyrant's voice is here , And the wail of slaverie ; But the sun of freedom shines a van Duntrie . PATRIOTISM . 51.
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... heard in gladness his young fiery call Who burst from the gloom of the Sassenach tower , And sped to the welcome in dear Donegal , Then on to his hailing as chieftain of all- O , Turlough MacSweeney ! Play as they played , when , a ...
... heard in gladness his young fiery call Who burst from the gloom of the Sassenach tower , And sped to the welcome in dear Donegal , Then on to his hailing as chieftain of all- O , Turlough MacSweeney ! Play as they played , when , a ...
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