Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AT THE NAVAL EXHIBITION, by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR


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AT THE NAVAL EXHIBITION, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: What pulse but throbs, what heart but quicker beats
Last Line: Only the seamen voiceless are and dumb.
Subject(s): England; Patriotism; Pride; Sailing & Sailors; Strength; English; Self-esteem; Self-respect


What pulse but throbs, what heart but quicker beats,
Recalling deeds of seamen true and brave,
As here are shown the high heroic feats
Our kinsmen wrought upon the heaving wave?
Cold must he be, and not of Viking blood,
Devoid of Nature's touch, who can behold
Before him spread such trophies of the flood,
And deeds of mighty seamen here unrolled;
To know what made our Empire look on these
Relics of daring seamanship unfurled,
Which made Britannia Mistress of the Seas,
And with her commerce girdled all the world;
But while your hearts expand with patriot pride,
Or gratitude for calmer days now come,
Bethink you that in all the country wide,
Only the seamen voiceless are and dumb.




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