Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A SHOOTING SONG, by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS Poet's Biography First Line: To shoot, to shoot, would be my delight Last Line: Get out of the wayone, two, three, fire! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Matthew; Holbeach, Henry Subject(s): Shooting | ||||||||
TO shoot, to shoot, would be my delight, "To shoot the cats that howl in the night; To shoot the lion, the wolf, the bear, To shoot the mad dogs out in the square. I learnt to shoot with a pop-gun good, Made out of a branch of elder wood; It was round, and long, full half a yard, The plug was strong, the pellets were hard. I should like to shoot with a bow of yew, As the English at Agincourt used to do; The strings of a thousand bows went twang, And a thousand arrows whizzed and sang! On Hounslow Heath I should like to ride, With a great horse-pistol at my side: It is darkhark! A robber, I know! Click! crick-crack! and away we go! I will shoot with a double-barrelled gun, Two bullets are better than only one; I will shoot some rooks to put in a pie; I will shoot an eagle up in the sky. I once shot a banditin a dream In a mountain pass I heard a scream; I rescued the lady, and set her free, "Do not fear, madam, lean on me!" With a boomerang I could not aim; A poison blow-pipe would be the same; A double-barrelled is my desire, Get out of the wayone, two, three, fire! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POLLY by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE CAT OF CATS by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE WORLD: A CHILD'S SONG by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS CLEAN CLARA by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS DOLL POEMS: 3. DRESSING THE DOLL by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS GIPSY JANE by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS LILLIPUT LEVEE by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS LULLABY by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS THE FLOWERS by WILLIAM BRIGHTY RANDS |
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