Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PATRIOT, by GEORGE BUBB DODINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: Love thy country, wish it well Last Line: Hope shall meet thee on thy way. Alternate Author Name(s): Dodington, George; Melcombe, Baron Variant Title(s): Shorten Sail Subject(s): Patriotism | ||||||||
LOVE thy country, wish it well, Not with too intense a care; 'Tis enough that, when it fell, Thou its ruin didst not share. Envy's censure, Flattery's praise, With unmoved indifference view: Learn to tread Life's dangerous maze With unerring Virtue's clue. Void of strong desire and fear, Life's wide ocean trust no more; Strive thy little bark to steer With the tide, but near the shore. Thus prepared, thy shorten'd sail Shall, whene'er the winds increase, Seizing each propitious gale, Waft thee to the port of Peace. Keep thy conscience from offence And tempestuous passions free, So, when thou art call'd from hence, Easy shall thy passage be. -- Easy shall thy passage be, Cheerful thy allotted stay, Short the account 'twixt God and thee, Hope shall meet thee on thy way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SHINE, REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS NIGHT WITHOUT SLEEP by ROBINSON JEFFERS SEVEN LAMENTS FOR THE WAR-DEAD: 6 by YEHUDA AMICHAI A CAROL FOR THE NEW YEAR by EDWIN MARKHAM A SONG OF VICTORY by EDWIN MARKHAM BROTHERHOOD (1) by EDWIN MARKHAM THE ERRAND IMPERIOUS by EDWIN MARKHAM |
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