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NELSON AND WELLINGTON, by             Poem Explanation         Poet's Biography
First Line: I will sing of england's glory
Subject(s): Nelson, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805); Wellesley, Arthur (1769-1852); Wellington, Duke Of


Two heroes bright our eyes behold,
The man of battles young and bold,
That fired the soul of half the world,
And in its van his flag unfurled;
The old commander, stern and sage,
That foiled the conqueror in his rage,
And crushed the power of mighty France,
And drove her armies from our chance.
In storm and fight, by sea and land,
The foremost ever in command,
Lord Nelson led the fearless fray,
And dealt the deadly blow away,
Till Trafalgar's dread field he won,
And died, his country's matchless son.
The stately Duke in age advanced,
But never for a moment blenched,
And still, as youth's impatient glow,
Moved on the march, or grappled foe;
At Assaye and at Waterloo,
He showed what British hearts can do;
And won a deathless name that rings
In thunder to the King of Kings.
Ah, glorious time of hope and pride,
When Nelson and when Wellington died!
Ye sons of England, keep their fame,
And love their glory and their name;
And as their sacred dust ye guard,
So keep the trust of great reward,
That never by a dastard stroke
Their honours ye in shame revoke.




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