Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HERO OF BRIDGEWATER, by CHARLES L. S. JONES First Line: Seize, o seize the sounding lyre Last Line: To shake your sea-girt isle! Subject(s): Lundy's Lane, Battle Of; Scott, Winfield (1786-1866); War Of 1812 | ||||||||
SEIZE, O seize the sounding lyre, With its quivering string! Strike the chords, in ecstasy, Whilst loud the valleys ring! Sing the chief, who, gloriously, From England's veteran band, Pluck'd the wreaths of victory, To grace his native land! Where Bridgewater's war-famed stream Saw the foemen reel, Thrice repulsed, with burnish'd gleam Of bayonet, knife, and steel; And its crimson'd waters run Red with gurgling flow, As Albion's gathering hosts his arm, His mighty arm, laid low. Strike the sounding string of fame, O lyre! Beat loud, ye drums! Ye clarion blasts, exalt his name! Behold the hero comes! I see Columbia, joyously, Her palmy circlet throw Around his high victorious brow Who laid her foemen low! Take him, Fame! for thine he is! On silvery columns, rear The name of Scott, whence envious Time Shall ne'er its honors tear! And thou, O Albion, quake with dread! Ye veterans shrink, the while, Whene'er his glorious name shall sound To shake your sea-girt isle! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS [JANUARY 8, 1815] by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER by FRANCIS SCOTT KEY THE LOST WAR-SLOOP by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR DEFEAT AND VICTORY by WALLACE RICE FIRST FRUITS IN 1812 [AUGUST 19, 1812] by WALLACE RICE JACK CREAMER [OCTOBER 25, 1812] by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE THE FIGHT OF THE ARMSTRONG PRIVATEER by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE THE VICTORY OF PERRY by ALICE CARY TO THE DEFENDERS OF NEW ORLEANS by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE FORT BOWYER by CHARLES L. S. JONES |
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