Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE FREQUENT REVIEW OF THE TROOPS, by M. [PSEUD.] First Line: Reviews are gaudy shows - allowed Last Line: "let causists tell us, if they can, / is england's welfare furthered?" Alternate Author Name(s): M. Subject(s): Death;england;fights;guns; "dead, The;english; | ||||||||
REVIEWS are gaudy showsallowed, And gay folks crowd about 'em, Yet England ought not to be proud, For she does best without 'em. Ten thousand paltry fighting beaus May chance to gain a battle; But England buys the bloody clothes, And all the guns that rattle. But, when completed all the plan, And all the people murdered, Let casuists tell us, if they can, Is England's welfare furthered? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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