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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
APRIL ON WAGGON HILL, by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Lad, and can you rest now Last Line: You may well take your rest. | |||
LAD, and can you rest now, There beneath your hill! Your hands are on your breast now But is your heart so still? 'Twas the right death to die, lad, A gift without regret, But unless truth's a lie, lad, You dream of Devon yet. Ay, ay, the year's awaking, The fire's among the ling, The beechen hedge is breaking, The curlew's on the wing; Primroses are out, lad, On the high banks of Lee, And the sun stirs the trout, lad, From Brendon to the sea. I know what's in your heart, lad, -- The mare he used to hunt -- And her blue market-cart, lad, With posies tied in front -- We miss them from the moor road, They're getting old to roam, The road they're on's a sure road And nearer, lad, to home. Your name, the name they cherish? 'Twill fade, lad, 'tis true: But stone and all may perish With little loss to you. While fame's fame you're Devon, lad, The Glory of the West; Till the roll's called in heaven, lad, You may well take your rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRAKE'S DRUM by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT HE FELL AMONG THIEVES by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT MESSMATES by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT VITAI LAMPADA by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT A BALLAD OF JOHN NICHOLSON by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT A LETTER FROM THE FRONT by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT A SONG OF EXMOOR by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT ADMIRAL DEATH by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT ADMIRALS ALL by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT |
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