Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THEN, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty Last Line: Three! -- and a storm of hail!' Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter | ||||||||
Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty, A hundred years ago, All through the night with lantern bright The Watch trudged to and fro. And little boys tucked snug abed Would wake from dreams to hear -- 'Two o' the morning by the clock, And the stars a-shining clear!' Or, when across the chimney-tops Screamed shrill a North-East gale, A faint and shaken voice would shout, 'Three! -- and a storm of hail!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALONE (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE AN EPITAPH by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ARABIA by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE BUNCHES OF GRAPES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ECHO by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE ENGLAND (2) by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE FIVE EYES by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE JOHN MOULDY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MOTLEY by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE |
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