Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VICTRIX, by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Poet's Biography First Line: How was it then with england? Last Line: And all is well with england. Subject(s): England; Patriotism; Victory; War; English | ||||||||
How was it then with England? Her faith was true to her plighted word, Her strong hand closed on her blunted sword, Her heart rose high to the foeman's hate, She walked with God on the hills of Fate And all was well with England. How was it then with England? Her soul was wrung with loss and pain, Her face was grey with her heart's blood drain, But her falcon eyes were hard and bright, Austere and cold as an ice-cave's light And all was well with England. How was it then with England? Little she said to foe or friend, True, heart true, to the utmost end, Her passion cry was the scathe she wrought, In flame and steel she voiced her thought And all was well with England. How was it then with England? With drooping sword and bended head, She turned apart and mourned her dead, Sad sky above, sad earth beneath, She walked with God in the Vale of Death Ah, woe the day for England! How is it now with England? She sees upon her mist-girt path Dim drifting shapes of fear and wrath, Hold high the heart! Bend low the knee! She has been guided, and will be And all is well with England. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS STAYING UP FOR ENGLAND by LIAM RECTOR STONE AND FLOWER by KENNETH REXROTH THE HANGED MAN by KENNETH REXROTH ENGLISH TRAIN COMPARTMENT by JOHN UPDIKE THE SONG OF THE BOW, FR. THE WHITE COMPANY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE |
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