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Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Searching... Subject: SWITZERLAND - WARS Matches Found: 9 UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ARNOLD [VON] WINKELRIED, by JAMES MONTGOMERY Poem Text Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Make way for liberty!' - he cried Last Line: Thus death made way for liberty. Alternate Author Name(s): The Common Lot Variant Title(s): The Patriot's Password Subject(s): Freedom; Sempach, Battle Of (1386); Switzerland - Wars; Winkelried, Arnold Von (d. 1386); Liberty; Sempach, Switzerland BATTLE OF UNTERWALDEN, by JAMES MONTGOMERY Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: From the valley we descried Last Line: Underwalden's glory burned. Alternate Author Name(s): The Common Lot Subject(s): Switzerland - Wars; Unterwalden, Switzerland FREEDOM, by CHARLES L. REASON Poem Text First Line: O freedom! Freedom! O! How oft Last Line: Of britain, blew thy trumpet blast. Subject(s): Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846); Freedom; Switzerland - Wars; Tell, William; Liberty SWISS SONG; ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF AN ANCIENT BATTLE, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Look on the white alps round! Last Line: That chainless hearts might worship god! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Switzerland - Wars THE BATTLE OF MORGARTEN, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: The wine-month shone in its golden prime Last Line: From the wild morgarten fight. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Variant Title(s): Song Of The Battle Of Morgarten Subject(s): Morgarten, Switzerland; Switzerland - Wars THE BATTLE OF MURTEN, by VEIT WEBER Poem Text First Line: The tidings flew from land to land Last Line: Dancer and prelate too. Subject(s): Murten, Switzerland; Switzerland - Wars; Morat, Switzerland THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH, by HALB SUTER Poem Text First Line: Twas when among our linden-trees Last Line: Where god had judged the day. Subject(s): Sempach, Battle Of (1386); Switzerland - Wars; Winkelried, Arnold Von (d. 1386); Sempach, Switzerland THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH, by GEORGE WALTER THORNBURY Poem Text Poet's Biography First Line: In july, when the bees swarmed thick Last Line: But where the austrian rabble fled a thunder-storm rolled black. Variant Title(s): The Death Of Winkelried Subject(s): Alps; Mountains; Sempach, Battle Of (1386); Switzerland - Wars; Winkelried, Arnold Von (d. 1386); Hills; Downs (great Britain); Sempach, Switzerland THE LEAGUE OF THE ALPS; OR THE MEETING ON THE FIELD OF GRUTLI, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poem Text Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Twas night upon the alps -- the senn's wild horn Last Line: For now the strife was closed, the glorious alps were free! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Freedom; Switzerland - Wars; Liberty |
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