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Image 101 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE REVENGE 89 And the half my men are sick. I must fly, but follow quick. We are six ships of the line can we fight with fifty- three 11 Then spake Sir Richard Grenville I know you are no coward You fly them for a moment to fight with them again. But I ve ninety men and more that are lying sick ashore.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 102 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 90 THE REVENGE IV He had only a hundred seamen to work the ship and to fight, And he sail d away from Flores till the Spaniard came in sight, With his huge sea-castles heaving upon the weather bow. Shall we right or shall we fly 25 Good Sir Richard, tell us now, For to fight is but to die There ll be little…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 103 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE REVENGE 91 VI Thousands of their soldiers look d down from their decks and laugh d, Thousands of their seamen made mock at the mad little craft Running on and on, till delay d By their mountain-like San Philip that, of fifteen hundred tons, 40 And up-shadowing high above us with her yawning tiers of guns, Took the breath from our sails, and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 104 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 92 THE REVENGE And the rest they came aboard us, and they fought us hand to hand, For a dozen times they came with their pikes and musketeers, And a dozen times we shook em off as a dog that shakes his ears When he leaps from the water to the land. 55 IX And the sun went down, and the stars came out…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 105 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE REVENGE 93 But a bullet struck him that was dressing it suddenly dead, And himself he was wounded again in the side and the head, And he said Fight on fight on XI And the night went down, and the sun smiled out far over the summer sea, 70 And the Spanish fleet with broken sides lay round us all in a ring…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 106 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 94 THE REVENGE As may never be fought again We have won great glory, my men 85 And a day less or more At sea or ashore, We die does it matter when Sink me the ship, Master Gunner sink her, split her in twain Fall into the hands of God, not into the hands of Spain 90 XII And the gunner said Ay,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 107 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE REVENGE 95 But he rose upon their decks, and he cried 100 1 I have fought for Queen and Faith like a valiant man and true; I have only done my duty as a man is bound to do With a joyful spirit I Sir Richard Grenville die And he fell upon their decks, and he died. XIV And they stared at the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 108 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 96 GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT Till it smote on their hulls and their sails and their masts and their flags, And the whole sea plunged and fell on the shot- shattered navy of Spain, And the little Revenge herself went down by the island crags To be lost evermore in the main. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX° Robert Browning…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 109 of Collection of poetry for school reading; GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT 97 Good speed! cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew 1 Speed echoed the wall to us galloping through Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, 5 And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place I turned in…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 110 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 98 GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT And his low head and crest, just one sharp ear bent back 25 For my voice, and the other pricked out on his track And one eye s black intelligence, ever that glance O er its white edge at me, his own master, askance And the thick heavy spume-flakes which aye and anon His fierce lips shook upwards in…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 111 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HERVE RIEL 99 And there was my Roland, to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim, And with circles of red for his eye-sockets rim. Then I cast my loose buff-coat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 112 of Collection of poetry for school reading; IOO HERVE RIEL And, the thirty-first of May, helter-skelter through the blue, Like a crowd of frightened porpoises a shoal of sharks pursue, Came crowding ship on ship to Saint-Malo on the Ranee, 5 With the English fleet in view. Twas the squadron that escaped, with the victor in full chase, First and foremost of the drove, in his great ship, Damf reville Close…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 113 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HERVE RIEL 101 Trust to enter where tis ticklish for a craft of twenty tons, 20 And with flow at full beside Now, tis slackest ebb of tide. Reach the mooring Rather say, While rock stands or water runs, Not a ship will leave the bay 25 Then was called a council straight. Brief and bitter the debate Here s the English at our…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 114 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 102 HERVE RIEL No such man of mark, and meet 40 With his betters to compete But a simple Breton sailor, pressed by Tourville for the fleet, A poor coasting-pilot he, Herve Riel the Croisickese. And What mockery or malice have we here cries Herve Riel Are you mad, you Malouins Are you cowards, fools, or rogues 45 Talk to me of rocks and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 115 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HERVE RIEL 103 And I lead them, most and least, by a passage I know well, Right to Solidor past Greve, 60 And there lay them safe and sound And if one ship misbehave, Keel so much as grate the ground, Why, I ve nothing but my life, here s my head! cries Herve Riel. Not a minute more to wait. 65 1 Steer…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 116 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 104 HERVE RIEL And just as Herve Riel hollas Anchor sure as fate, Up the English come too late So the storm subsides to calm They see the green trees wave On the heights o erlooking Greve. 85 Hearts that bled are stanched with balm. 1 Just our rapture to enhance, Let the English rake the bay, Gnash their teeth and glare askance As…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 117 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NERVE RIEL 105 Praise is deeper than the lips You have saved the King his ships, You must name your own reward. Faith, our sun was near eclipse Demand whate er you will, no France remains your debtor still. Ask to heart s content and have or my name s not Damfreville. Then a beam of fun outbroke On the bearded mouth that spoke,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 118 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 106 THE PIED PIPER OF HAM ELI N In memory of the man but for whom had gone to wrack 130 All that France saved from the fight whence Eng- land bore the bell. Go to Paris rank on rank Search the heroes flung pell-mell On the Louvre, face and flank You shall look long enough ere you come to Herve Riel. 135 So,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 119 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 107 Rats 10 They fought the dogs and killed the cats, And bit the babies in their cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook s own ladles, Split open the kegs of salted sprats, 15 Made nests inside men s Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women s chats, By…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 120 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 108 THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN For a guilder I d my ermine gown sell I wish I were a mile hence It s easy to bid one rack one s brain I m sure my poor head aches again, 40 I ve scratched it so, and all in vain. for a trap, a trap, a trap Just as he said this, what should…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 121 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 109 By means of a secret charm, to draw 65 All creatures living beneath the sun, That creep or swim, or fly, or run, After me so as you never saw And I chiefly use my charm On creatures that do people harm, 70 The mole, the toad, the newt, the viper And people call me the Pied Piper.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 122 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 110 THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN And the muttering grew to a grumbling And the grumbling grew to a mighty rumbling And out of the houses the rats came tumbling 95 Great rats, small rats, lean rats, brawny rats, Brown rats, black rats, gray rats, tawny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers, Fathers, mothers, uncles, cousins, Cocking tails, and pricking whiskers. 100 Families…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 123 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN ill Is breathed) called out, Oh, rats, rejoice The world is grown to one vast drysaltery So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon, Breakfast, dinner, supper, luncheon 125 And just as a bulky sugar puncheon, All ready staved, like a great sun shone Glorious, scarce an inch before me, Just as methought it said, Come bore me, I…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 124 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 112 THE PIED PIPER OF HAM ELI N 1 Besides, quoth the Mayor, with a knowing wink, Our business was done at the river s brink We saw with our eyes the vermin sink, 150 And what s dead can t come to life, I think. So, friend, we re not the folks to shrink From the duty of giving you something for drink,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 125 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 113 Once more he stept into the street, And to his lips again Laid his long pipe of smooth, straight cane And ere he blew three notes (such sweet Soft notes as yet musician s cunning 180 Never gave the enraptured air) There was a rustling that seemed like a bustling Of merry crowds justling at pitching and hustling,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 126 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 14 THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN However, he turned from south to west, And to Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed, 205 And after him the children pressed Great was the joy in every breast. 1 He never can cross that mighty top He s forced to let the piping drop, And we shall see our children stop 210 When, lo as they reached…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 127 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN 115 And horses were born with eagles wings And just as I became assured My lame foot would be speedily cured, 235 The music stopped and I stood still, And found myself outside the hill Left alone against my will, To go now limping as before, And never hear of that country more 240 The Mayor sent east, west,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 128 of Collection of poetry for school reading; Il6 THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIJST Nor suffered they hostelry or tavern To shock with mirth a street so solemn But opposite the place of the cavern They wrote the story on a column, And on the great church window painted 265 The same, to make the world acquainted How their children were stolen away And there it stands to this very day. And…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 129 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE BATTLE OF NASEBY 117 THE BATTLE OF NASEBY By Obediah Bind-their-kings-in-chains-and-their-nobles-with- links-of-iron, sergeant in ireton s regiment Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) was a brilliant essay- ist and historian of the nineteenth century. As a child he was ex- tremely precocious, writing before eight a Compendium of Universal History, and a long poem called the Battle of Cheviot. He was an insatiable reader, and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 130 of Collection of poetry for school reading; Il8 THE BATTLE OF NASEBY For we trampled on the throng of the haughty and the strong, Who sate in the high places, and slew the saints of God. It was about the noon of a glorious day of June, That we saw their banners dance, and their cui- rasses shine, 10 And the Man of Blood was there, with his long essenced hair,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 131 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE BATTLE OF NASEBY 1 19 They are bursting on our flanks. Grasp your pikes, close your ranks, For Rupert never comes but to conquer or to fall. They are here They rush on We are broken We are gone 25 Our left is borne before them like stubble on the blast. O Lord, put forth thy might O Lord, defend the right Stand…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 132 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 120 HORATIUS Fast, fast, the gallants ride, in some safe nook to hide Their coward heads, predestined to rot on Temple Bar.° And he he turns, he flies shame on those cruel eyes That bore to look on torture and dare not look on war. 40 HORATIUS A LAY MADE ABOUT THE YEAR OF THE CITY CCCLX Thomas Babington Macaulay Lars Porsena of Clusium…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 133 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 121 Shame on the false Etruscan Who lingers in his home, 15 When Porsena of Clusium Is on the march for Rome. The horsemen and the footmen Are pouring in amain From many a stately market-place 20 From many a fruitful plain From many a lonely hamlet, Which, hid by beech and pine, Like an eagle s nest, hangs on the crest Of…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 134 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 122 HORATIUS From where Cortona lifts to heaven 40 Her diadem of towers. Tall are the oaks whose acorns Drop in dark Auser s rill Fat are the stags that champ the boughs Of the Ciminian hill 45 Beyond all streams Clitumnus Is to the herdsman dear Best of all pools the fowler loves The great Volsinian mere. But now no stroke of woodman…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 135 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 123 There be thirty chosen prophets, The wisest of the land, Who alway by Lars Porsena Both morn and evening stand Evening and morn the Thirty 70 Have turned the verses o er, Traced from the right on linen white By mighty seers of yore. And with one voice the Thirty Have their glad answer given 75 Go forth, go forth, Lars Porsena…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 136 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 124 HORATIUS And many a banished Roman, And many a stout ally And with a mighty following To join the muster came 95 The Tusculan Mamilius, Prince of the Latian name. But by the yellow Tiber Was tumult and affright From all the spacious champaign 100 To Rome men took their flight. A mile around the city, The throng stopped up the ways A…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 137 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 125 The Fathers of the City, They sat all night and day, For every hour some horseman came 120 With tidings of dismay. To eastward and to westward Have spread the Tuscan bands Nor house, nor fence, nor dovecote In Crustumerium stands. 125 Verbenna down to Ostia Hath wasted all the plain Astur hath stormed Janiculum, And the stout guards are slain. I…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 138 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 126 HORATIUS For, since Janiculum is lost, Nought else can save the town. 145 Just then a scout came flying, All wild with haste and fear To arms to arms Sir Consul Lars Porsena is here. On the low hills to westward 150 The Consul fixed his eye, And saw the swarthy storm of dust Rise fast along the sky. And nearer fast and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 139 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 127 But the banner of proud Clusium 170 Was highest of them all, The terror of the Umbrian, The terror of the Gaul. And plainly and more plainly Now might the burghers know, 175 By port and vest, by horse and crest, Each warlike Lucumo. There Cilnius of Arretium On his fleet roan was seen And Astur of the four-fold shield, 180 Girt…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 140 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 128 HORATIUS On the house-tops was no woman But spat towards him and hissed, No child but screamed out curses, And shook its little fist. 200 But the Consul s brow was sad, And the Consul s speech was low, And darkly looked he at the wall, And darkly at the foe. 1 Their van will be upon us 205 Before the bridge goes…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 141 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 129 To save them from false Sextus That wrought the deed of shame 1 Hew down the bridge, Sir Consul, 225 With all the speed ye may I, with two more to help me, Will hold the foe in play. In yon strait path a thousand May well be stopped by three. 230 Now who will stand on either hand, And keep the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 142 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 130 HORATIUS Then none was for a party Then all were for the state 250 Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great Then lands were fairly portioned Then spoils were fairly sold The Romans were like brothers 255 In the brave days of old. Now Roman is to Roman More hateful than a foe, And the Tribunes…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 143 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 131 Rank behind rank, like surges bright Of a broad sea of gold. Four hundred trumpets sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measured tread, 280 And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge s head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, 285 And a great…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 144 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 132 HORATIUS Stout Lartius hurled down Aunus Into the stream beneath Herminius struck at Seius, 305 And clove him to the teeth At Picus brave Horatius Darted one fiery thrust And the proud Umbrian s gilded arms Clashed in the bloody dust. 310 Then Ocnus of Falerii Rushed on the Roman Three And Lausulus of Urgo, The rover of the sea And Aruns of…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 145 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 133 No more Campania s hinds shall fly- To woods and caverns when they spy 330 Thy thrice accursed sail. But now no sound of laughter Was heard among the foes. A wild and wrathful clamor From all the vanguard rose. 335 Six spears lengths from the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 146 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 134 HO RATI US Then, whirling up his broadsword With both hands to the height He rushed against Horatius, And smote with all his might. With shield and blade Horatius 360 Right deftly turned the blow. The blow, though turned, came yet too nigh It missed his helm, but gashed his thigh The Tuscans raised a joyful cry To see the red blood flow.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 147 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HO RATI US 135 On Astur s throat Horatius Right firmly pressed his heel, And thrice and four times tugged amain, Ere he wrenched out the steel. 385 And see, he cried, the welcome, Fair guests, that waits you here What noble Lucumo comes next To taste our Roman cheer But at his haughty challenge 390 A sullen murmur ran, Mingled of wrath, and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 148 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 136 HORATIUS Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack 410 But those behind cried Forward And those before cried Back And backward now and forward Wavers the deep array And on the tossing sea of steel, 415 To and fro the standards reel And the victorious trumpet-peal Dies fitfully away. Yet one man for one moment Stood out before the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 149 of Collection of poetry for school reading; H OR ATI US 137 But meanwhile axe and lever 435 Have manfully been plied And now the bridge hangs tottering Above the boiling tide. 1 Come back, come back, Horatius Loud cried the Fathers all. 440 1 Back, Lartius back, Herminius Back, ere the ruin fall Back darted Spurius Lartius Herminius darted back And, as they passed, beneath their feet 445 They felt…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 150 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 138 HORATIUS The furious river struggled hard, And tossed his tawny mane, And burst the curb, and bounded, Rejoicing to be free, And whirling down, in fierce career, 465 Battlement, and plank, and pier, Rushed headlong to the sea. Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind Thrice thirty thousand foes before, 470 And the broad flood behind. Down with him cried false…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 151 of Collection of poetry for school reading; HORATIUS 139 So he spake, and speaking, sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back, 490 Plunged headlong in the tide. No sound of joy or sorrow Was heard from either bank But friends and foes in dumb surprise, With parted lips and straining eyes, 495 Stood gazing where he sank And when above the surges They saw…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 152 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 140 HORATIUS But his limbs were borne up bravely By the brave heart within, 515 And our good father Tiber Bore bravely up his chin. 1 Curse on him quoth false Sextus Will not the villain drown But for this stay, ere close of day 520 We should have sacked the town 1 Heaven help him quoth Lars Porsena, And bring him safe to…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 153 of Collection of poetry for school reading; H OR AT I US 141 And there it stands unto this day 540 To witness if I lie. It stands in the Comitium, Plain for all folk to see Horatius in his harness, Halting upon one knee 545 And underneath is written, In letters all of gold, How valiantly he kept the bridge In the brave days of old. And still his name…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 154 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 142 HORATIUS When the oldest cask is opened, And the largest lamp is lit When the chestnuts glow in the embers, And the kid turns on the spit When young and old in circle 570 Around the firebrands close When the girls are weaving baskets, And the lads are shaping bows When the goodman mends his armor, And trims his helmet s plume 575…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 155 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB 143 THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB Lord Byron George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788-1824) was the descendant of a noble and distinguished family, though his father was little better than a scoundrel and his mother a weak and passionate woman. His early train- ing no doubt did much to spoil him, and throughout his life his many fine qualities were clouded by…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 156 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 144 THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed 10 And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 157 of Collection of poetry for school reading; BATTLE OF WATERLOO 145 BATTLE OF WATERLOO Lord Byron There was a sound of revelry by night And Belgium s capital had gathered then Her beauty, and her chivalry and bright The lamps shone o er fair women, and brave men A thousand hearts beat happily and, when 5 Music arose, with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 158 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 146 BATTLE OF WATERLOO And, when they smiled, because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, 25 And roused the vengeance, blood alone could quell He rushed into the field, and foremost fighting, fell. Ah then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 159 of Collection of poetry for school reading; BATTLE OF WATERLOO 147 Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes: How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills, 49 Savage and shrill But with the breath which fills Their mountain-pipe, so fill the mountaineers With the fierce native daring which instils The stirring memory of a thousand years And Evan s, Donald s fame, rings in each clans- man s…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 160 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 148 APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN Lord Byron There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not man the less, but Nature more, 5 From these our interviews, in which I steal From all I may…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 161 of Collection of poetry for school reading; APOSTROPHE TO THE OCEAN 149 Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war, These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, 25 They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada s pride, or spoils of Trafalgar. Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they Thy waters washed them power while they…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 162 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 150 THE CHROIVICLE OF THE DRUM Borne, like thy bubbles, onward from a boy I wantoned with thy breakers they to me Were a delight; and if the freshening sea 50 Made them a terror, twas a pleasing fear For I was, as it were, a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 163 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 151 Midst a dozen of wooden-legged warriors May haply fall in with old Pierre. On the sunshiny bench of a tavern 5 He sits and he prates of old wars, And moistens his pipe of tobacco With a drink that is named after Mars. The beer makes his tongue run the quicker, And as long as his tap never…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 164 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 152 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM In Germany, Flanders, and Holland, What f oeman resisted us then 30 No my grandsire was ever victorious, My grandsire and Monsieur Turenne. 1 He died and our noble battalions The jade, fickle Fortune, forsook; And at Blenheim, in spite of our valiance, 35 The victory lay with Malbrook. The news it was brought to King Louis Corbleu…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 165 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 153 And so having buried King Louis 55 They loyally served his great-grandson. God save the beloved King Louis (For so he was nicknamed by some,) And now came my father to do his King s orders and beat on the drum. 60 My grandsire was dead, but his bones Must have shaken, I m certain, for joy, To…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 166 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 154 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM In the year fifty-nine came the Britons, Full well I remember the day, They knocked at our gates for admittance, Their vessels were moored in our bay. Says our general, Drive me yon redcoats 85 Away to the sea whence they come So we marched against Wolfe and his bull-dogs, We marched at the sound of the drum.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 167 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 155 Rochambeau our armies commanded, Our ships they were led by De Grasse. Morbleu how I rattled the drum-sticks The day we marched into Yorktown no Ten thousand of beef-eating British Their weapons we caused to lay down. 1 Then homeward returning victorious, In peace to our country we came, And were thanked for our glorious actions 115 By…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 168 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 156 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM But she cared not for us honest fellows, Who fought and who bled in her wars, She sneered at our gallant Rochambeau, 135 And turned Lafayette out of doors. 1 Ventrebleu then I swore a great oath No more to such tyrants to kneel. And so, just to keep up my drumming, One day I drummed down the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
- Date: 1899
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Image 169 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 157 The saucy aristocrats trembled As they heard the republican drum. 160 Hurrah what a storm was a-brewing The day of our vengeance was come Through scenes of what carnage and ruin, Did I beat on the patriot drum Let s drink to the famed tenth of August 165 At midnight I beat the tattoo, And woke up the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 170 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 158 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM You all know the Place de la Concorde 185 Tis hard by the Tuileries wall Mid terraces, fountains, and statues, There rises an obelisk tall. There rises an obelisk tall, All garnished and gilded the base is 190 Tis surely the gayest of all Our beautiful city s gay places. Around it are gardens and flowers, And the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 171 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 159 Each morning her table we decked With dainty aristocrats bodies. The people each day flocked around As she sat at her meat and her wine Twas always the use of our nation 215 To witness the sovereign dine. Young virgins with fair golden tresses, Old silver-haired prelates and priests, Dukes, marquises, barons, princesses, Were splendidly served at her…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 172 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 160 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM Ho, drummer! quick, silence yon Capet, Says Santerre, with a beat of your drum. Lustily then did I tap it, And the son of St. Louis was dumb. 240 PART 11 The glorious days of September Saw many aristocrats fall Twas then that our pikes drank the blood In the beautiful breast of Lamballe. Pardi, twas a beautiful…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 173 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM i6l As she felt the foul fingers that touched her, She shrunk, but she deigned not to speak She looked with a royal disdain, And died with a blush on her cheek Twas thus that our country was saved 265 So told us the safety committee But psha I ve the heart of a soldier, All gentleness, mercy, and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 174 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 62 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM I carried my drum and my sticks, And we laid the proud Austrian low. 1 In triumph we entered Milan, We seized on the Mantuan keys 290 The troops of the Emperor ran, And the Pope he fell down on his knees. Pierre s comrades here called a fresh bottle, And clubbing together their wealth, They drank…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 175 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 163 Twas thus that we conquered and fought But wherefore continue the story There s never a baby in France 315 But has heard of our chief and our glory, But has heard of our chief and our fame, His sorrows and triumphs can tell, How bravely Napoleon conquered, How bravely and sadly he fell. 320 It makes my…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 176 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 64 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM And his company cursed the quick frost, And doubly they cursed the Cossack. 340 He told how the stranger arrived They wept at the tale of disgrace And they longed for one battle more, The stain of their shame to efface 1 Our country their hordes overrun, 345 We fled to the fields of Champagne, And fought…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 177 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM 165 But France would have suffered the while 365 Tis best that I suffer alone I go to my place of exile, To write of the deeds we have done. Be true to the king that they give you. We may not embrace ere we part 370 But, General, reach me your hand, And press me, I pray, to…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 178 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 66 THE CHRONICLE OF THE DRUM Go scatter yon English, he said; We ll sup, lads, at Brussels to-night. We answered his voice with a shout Our eagles were bright in the sun Our drums and our cannons spoke out, 395 And the thundering battle begun. One charge to another succeeds, Like waves that a hurricane bears All day do our galloping steeds…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 179 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESERTED VILLAGE 167 A curse on all Russians I hate them On all Prussian and Austrian fry And oh but I pray we may meet them, And fight them again ere I die. 420 THE DESERTED VILLAGE Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (1 728-1 774) was born at Pallas, County Long- ford, Ireland. He was the son of a poor village pastor who, however,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 180 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 168 THE DESERTED VILLAGE How often have I loitered o er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene; How often have I paused on every charm The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, 10 The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topped the neighboring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made How…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 181 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESERTED VILLAGE 169 These round thy bowers their cheerful influence shed, These were thy charms but all these charms are fled. Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn, 35 Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn Amidst thy bowers the tyrant s hand is seen, And desolation saddens all thy green One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 182 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 170 THE DESERTED VILLAGE For him light labor spread her wholesome store, Just gave what life required, but gave no more 60 His best companions, innocence and health And his best riches, ignorance of wealth. But times are altered trade s unfeeling train Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain Along the lawn, where scattered hamlets rose, 65 Unwieldy wealth and cumbrous pomp repose,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 183 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESERTED VILLAGE 1J\ Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down To husband out life s taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting, by repose I still had hopes for pride attends us still Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, 90 Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 184 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 172 THE DESERTED VILLAGE All but yon widowed, solitary thing, That feebly bends beside the plashy spring She, wretched matron forced in age, for bread, 115 To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread, To pick her wintry fagot from the thorn, To seek her nightly shed, and weep till morn She only left of all the harmless train, The sad historian of the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 185 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESERTED VILLAGE 173 Wept o er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe Careless their merits or their faults to scan 145 His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 186 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 174 THE DESERTED VILLAGE His ready smile a parent s warmth expressed, Their welfare pleased him, and their cares distressed To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, 171 But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm Though round its breast the rolling…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 187 of Collection of poetry for school reading; THE DESERTED VILLAGE 175 Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew That one small head could carry all he knew. 200 But passed is all his fame the very spot, Where many a time he triumphed, is forgot. Near yonder thorn, that lifts its head on high, Where once the sign-post caught the passing eye, Low…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 189 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES Warren s Address Page io. Among those killed at the battle of Bunker Hill was General Joseph Warren, a Boston physician, and a leading man among the Whigs of Massachusetts. John Gilpin Page 13, Line 3. Train-band: militia. P. 14, 1. 11. Bell at Edmonton: an inn at Edmonton, a little place just north of London. P. 14, 1. 23. Calender: cloth dresser.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 190 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 178 NOTES Young Lochinvar P. 32, 1. 32. Galliard a gay and lively dance. P. 32, 1. 41. Scaur: broken cliff-side. Bells of Shandon P. 36,1. 19. Adrian s Mole thetombof the Emperor Adrian in Rome, now called the castle of St. Angelo. P. 36, 1. 20. Vatican: one of the hills of Rome, on which is situated the church of St. Peter and…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 191 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES 179 P. 49, 1. 15. Nelson: the most famous of all naval command- ers. His greatest victories were won over the French fleet of Napoleon at the battle of the Nile and at Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. He was killed at Trafalgar, living, however, long enough to know that he had won a great victory. Battle of the Baltic P. 50.…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 192 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 180 NOTES at Winchester, and the poem tells how, hearing the firing, he rode back in time to rally his men and gain a brilliant victory. The Ballad of Agincourt P. 63. The battle of Agincourt was fought in France in 1415. The English forces under Henry V., numbering scarcely more than 10,000 men, won a great victory over a French army of nearly…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 193 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES l8l The Revenge P. 88. Sir Walter Raleigh, cousin of Sir Richard Grenville, has left us an account of the fight described in this poem. A small English fleet, with Lord Howard in command, while en- deavoring to capture some Spanish treasure ships, was caught at the Azores (1591) by a large Spanish fleet of fifty-three vessels. Five of the English fleet made…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 194 of Collection of poetry for school reading; I 82 NOTES the poem are based upon an old legend that was widespread during the Middle Ages. Cf. Fiske s Myths and Myth Makers. 1 P. 109, 1. 74. Cham the title of the sovereign prince of Tar- tan usually written Khan. P. 109, 1. 76. Nizam title of native sovereigns of Hyderabad, India. The Battle of Naseby P. 117. The battle of…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 195 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES 183 P- J 33 1- 35 2 She-wolf: an allusion to the legend that Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were suckled by a she-wolf. P. 138, 1. 480. Palatinus: one of the seven hills upon which Rome is founded. The Destruction of Sennacherib P. 143. See 2 Kings xviii. 13. The Battle of Waterloo P. 145. The battle of Waterloo, in…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 196 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 84 NOTES Protestants. His succession to the throne of France was op- posed by the Catholics, and a bitter war followed. Henry and the Huguenots won a great victory at Ivry, and soon after the king embraced Catholicism. By this action he won over to him many Catholics, still retaining, by wise toleration, the esteem of the Huguenots. He ruled France wisely, but…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 197 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES 185 They were prominent in the affairs of France on their return home. P. 156, 1. 140. Bastile: a famous French fortress and prison, overthrown by the populace July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. The fall of the Bastile has come to have for the French a significance somewhat similar to that of the Declaration of Independence for the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 198 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 86 NOTES The Deserted Village P. 167, 1. 1. Sweet Auburn: under this name Goldsmith has probably idealized the little Irish villages where his boyhood and youth were spent. P. 171, 1. 99. Careless free from care. P. 172, 1. 124. In drawing the portrait of the village preacher Goldsmith has probably both his father and his brother Henry in mind. P. 175,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 199 of Collection of poetry for school reading; NOTES 185 They were prominent in the affairs of France on their return home. P. 156, 1. 140. Bastile: a famous French fortress and prison, overthrown by the populace July 14, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. The fall of the Bastile has come to have for the French a significance somewhat similar to that of the Declaration of Independence for the…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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Image 200 of Collection of poetry for school reading; 1 86 NOTES The Deserted Village P. 167, 1. 1. Sweet Auburn: under this name Goldsmith has probably idealized the little Irish villages where his boyhood and youth were spent. P. 171, 1. 99. Careless: free from care. P. 172, 1. 124. In drawing the portrait of the village preacher Goldsmith has probably both his father and his brother Henry in mind. P. 175,…- Contributor: White, Marcus
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About this Item
Title
- Collection of poetry for school reading;
Names
- White, Marcus, 1861- [from old catalog] comp.
Created / Published
- New York, The Macmillan company; 1899.
Headings
- - English poetry
- - Readers
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- viii, 186 p. 19 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- PR1175 .W47
Library of Congress Control Number
- 99001783
Online Format
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- online text