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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: MOORE, SIR JOHN (1761-1809) Matches Found: 3 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` LINES WRITTEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE THE DAY OF VICTORY IN EGYPT, by THOMAS CAMPBELL Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Pledge to the much-loved land that gave us birth Last Line: Their country leave unconquered as of yore! Subject(s): Moore, Sir John (1761-1809); Napoleonic Wars THE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORE AT [OR AFTER] CORUNNA, by CHARLES WOLFE Poem Text Recitation Poet's Biography First Line: Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note Last Line: But we left him alone with his glory. Variant Title(s): After Corunna;the Burial Of Sir John Moore Subject(s): Corunna, Spain; Courage; Death; Funerals; Great Britain - History; Moore, Sir John (1761-1809); Napoleonic Wars; Pennisular War (1808-1814); Valor; Bravery; Dead, The; Burials; English History WAR AND PEACE, 1808, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou, bright futurity, whose prospect beams Last Line: One hallowed zone -- to circle all mankind. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Corunna, Spain; Moore, Sir John (1761-1809); Peace; War |
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