O PEACE! and dost thou with thy presence bless The dwellings of this war-surrounded Isle; Soothing with placid brow our late distress, Making the triple kingdom brightly smile? Joyful I hail thy presence; and I hail The sweet companions that await on thee; Complete my joy--let not my first wish fail, Let the sweet mountain nymph thy favourite be, With England's happiness proclaim Europa's Liberty. O Europe! let not sceptred tyrants see That thou must shelter in thy former state; Keep thy chains burst, and boldly say thou art free; Give thy kings law--leave not uncurbed the great; So with the horrors past thou'lt win thy happier fate! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PATRIOT; AN OLD STORY by ROBERT BROWNING ON AN INFANT WHICH DIED BEFORE BAPTISM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE ON THE DEATH OF LITTLE MAHALA ASHCRAFT by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY GROWTH by MILDRED TELFORD BARNWELL MESSAGES by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE YEARNING by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE WISDOM UNAPPLIED by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING |