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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET ON READING THE SONNET BY R.C.D., IN MEMORIAM G.P.C., by JOHN KELLS INGRAM Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: Yes! Mourn the soul, of high and pure intent | |||
YES! mourn the soul, of high and pure intent, Humane as valiant, in disastrous fight Laid low on far Majuba's bloody height! Yet not his death alone must we lament, But more such spirit on evil mission sent To back our broken faith with arméd might And the unanswered plea of wounded Right Strike dumb by warfare's brute arbitrament. And while these deeds are done in England's name, Religion, unregardful, keeps her cell: The tuneful note that wails the dead we hear; Where are the sacred thunders that should swell To shame such foul oppression, and proclaim Eternal justice in the nation's ear ? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NATIONAL PRESAGE by JOHN KELLS INGRAM THE SOCIAL FUTURE by JOHN KELLS INGRAM TO A.J.: A MONODY by JOHN KELLS INGRAM WINGED THOUGHTS by JOHN KELLS INGRAM NATION'S WEALTH by JOHN KELLS INGRAM SOCIAL HEREDITY by JOHN KELLS INGRAM NATIONALITY by JOHN KELLS INGRAM NATIONALITY by JOHN KELLS INGRAM THE FUNERAL OF YOUTH: THRENODY by RUPERT BROOKE |
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