Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DOWNLAND CRISIS, SELECTION, by DOMINIC BEVAN WYNDHAM LEWIS Poet's Biography First Line: The ale they drink in giggleswick Last Line: To brigg and ponder's end. Alternate Author Name(s): Shy, Timothy; Lewis, Wyndham Subject(s): Chesterton, Gilbert Keith (1874-1936) | ||||||||
The ale they drink in Giggleswick They brew in Biggleswade; In Chirk and Bilbster, so they say, Their scores are never paid; In Bugsworth and Fazakerley Their snouts are red and blue, But the very best tipple of all, I ween, Is the beer at Luton Hoo! A man may swig at Timperley, And fill his paunch at Diss, In Bootle and Balquhidder too A cask is not amiss. At Cleobury Mortimer I've never been to Wookey, That lies beyond the West; In Spofforth, or in Widnes, A wounded heart may rest; But in Yealmpton, ah! in Yealmpton, There peace with love doth blend, And evening comes with healing To Brigg and Ponder's End. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRIFLE FOR TRAFALGAR DAY by TED PAUKER TO G. K. CHESTERTON by JOSEPH MARY PLUNKETT GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON: LITTLE JACK HORNER by CHARLES POWELL ROLLING CHINESE WALL by ROGER WODDIS A SHOT AT RANDOM by DOMINIC BEVAN WYNDHAM LEWIS PASTORAL by DOMINIC BEVAN WYNDHAM LEWIS THE LOST CHORD by DOMINIC BEVAN WYNDHAM LEWIS WHAT AILS THIS HEART O'MINE? by SUSANNA BLAMIRE FAREWELL TO NANCY by ROBERT BURNS THE COUNTRY CLERGYMAN'S TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE; ELECTION BALLAD by THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY |
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