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... land of barren boughs : if I break them , they bleed ; I wander in a land of dry stones : if I touch them they bleed . How how can I ever return , to the soft quiet seasons ? Night stay with us , stop sun , hold season , let the day not ...
... land of barren boughs : if I break them , they bleed ; I wander in a land of dry stones : if I touch them they bleed . How how can I ever return , to the soft quiet seasons ? Night stay with us , stop sun , hold season , let the day not ...
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... lands and thro ' all human story The path of duty be the way to glory : And let the land whose hearths he saved from shame For many and many an age proclaim At civic revel and pomp and game , And when the long - illumined cities flame ...
... lands and thro ' all human story The path of duty be the way to glory : And let the land whose hearths he saved from shame For many and many an age proclaim At civic revel and pomp and game , And when the long - illumined cities flame ...
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... land that freemen till , That sober - suited Freedom chose , The land , where girt with friends or foes A man may speak the thing he will ; A land of settled government , A land of just and old renown , Where Freedom slowly broadens ...
... land that freemen till , That sober - suited Freedom chose , The land , where girt with friends or foes A man may speak the thing he will ; A land of settled government , A land of just and old renown , Where Freedom slowly broadens ...
Contents
INVOCATION | 21 |
BEFORE THE NORMAN CONQUEST | 27 |
AFTER THE CONQUEST PLANTAGENET | 39 |
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ALFRED LORD TENNYSON arms battle BEATTY blessed blood bower brave breast breath bright Britons bugles blown Caractacus Chevy Chase Cromwell crown dead dear death deep doth dust Earl Douglas Earl Percy earth England English eyes fair fame fight fire Flodden flower fought glory gold grave grief hand HARDY hath hear heart heaven hill honour Isle KING HENRY land look Lord MARTIN GILKES MAURICE HEWLETT mighty morn mourn nation NELSON never night noble o'er patriotic peace Plymouth Hoe poem poetry poor praise pride princes proud queene RICHARD LOVELACE Romans Rosamonde rose round royal shame ship SIEGFRIED SASSOON sing slain sleep smile soldier song sorrow soul story sweet sword T. S. ELIOT tears thee thine things THOMAS HARDY thou thro victory voice W. E. HENLEY weep Wilfred Owen wind Work-work-work wound