FIRST SPIRIT. Hear, Alfred, father of the state, Thy genius Heaven's high will declare! What proves the hero truly great, Is never, never to despair: Is never to despair. SECOND SPIRIT. Thy hope awake, thy heart expand, With all its vigour, all its fires. Arise! and save a sinking land! Thy country calls, and Heaven inspires. BOTH SPIRITS. Earth calls, and Heaven inspires. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SELF-UNSEEING by THOMAS HARDY THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK by ROBERT HERRICK THE RUBAIYAT, 1879 EDITION: 13 by OMAR KHAYYAM HYMN TO THE NAIADS by MARK AKENSIDE AN AUTUMNAL THOUGHT, 1795 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 13 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) THE SENTRY'S MISTAKE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN EPITAPH ON JAMES GRIEVE, THE LAIRD OF BOGHEAD by ROBERT BURNS |