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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES, by REGINALD HEBER Poet's Biography
First Line: I see them on their winding way
Last Line: How late -- but oh, how loved they come!
Subject(s): Marching & Marches
First Line: I see them on their winding way
Last Line: How late -- but oh, how loved they come!
Subject(s): Marching & Marches
I SEE them on their winding way,
Above their ranks the moon-beams play,
And nearer yet, and yet more near,
The martial chorus strikes the ear.
They're lost and gone, -- the moon is past,
The wood's dark shade is o'er them cast,
And fainter, fainter, fainter still,
The dim march warbles up the hill.
Again, again, -- the pealing drum,
The clashing horn -- they come! they come!
And lofty deeds and daring high,
Blend with their notes of victory.
Forth, forth, and meet them on their way,
The trampling hoof brooks no delay;
The thrilling fife, the pealing drum,
How late -- but oh, how loved they come!
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