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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WAVERLEY, by ALFRED JOYCE KILMER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: When on a novel's newly printed page
Last Line: Rides waverley, triumphant o'er the years!
Alternate Author Name(s): Kilmer, Joyce
Subject(s): Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
First Line: When on a novel's newly printed page
Last Line: Rides waverley, triumphant o'er the years!
Alternate Author Name(s): Kilmer, Joyce
Subject(s): Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
1'14-1914
When, on a novel's newly printed page
We find a maudlin eulogy of sin,
And read of ways that harlots wander in,
And of sick souls that writhe in helpless rage;
Or when Romance, bespectacled and sage,
Taps on her desk and bids the class begin
To con the problems that have always been
Perplexed mankind's unhappy heritage;
Then in what robes of honor habited
The laureled wizard of the North appears!
Who raised Prince Charlie's cohorts from the dead,
Made Rose's mirth and Flora's noble tears,
And formed that shining legion at whose head
Rides Waverley, triumphant o'er the years!
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