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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1776, by MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT Poet's Biography First Line: When england's king put english to the horn Last Line: On england with more honour to her name. Subject(s): World War I - Great Britain; World War I - United States | |||
WHEN England's king put English to the horn, To England thus spake England over sea, "In peace be friend, in war my enemy"; Then countering pride with pride, and lies with scorn, Broke with the man whose ancestor had borne A sharper pain for no more injury. How otherwise should freemen deal and be, With patience frayed and loyalty outworn? No act of England's shone more generous gules Than that which sever'd once for all the strands Which bound you English. You may search the lands In vain, and vainly rummage in the schools To find a deed more English, or a shame On England with more honour to her name. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOU SAY YOU SAID by MARIANNE MOORE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE WILLIAM P. FRYE [FEBRUARY 28, 1915] by JEANNE ROBERT FOSTER ABRAHAM LINCOLN WALKS AT MIDNIGHT by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY THE NEW CRUSADE by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE NEW WORLD; TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES by LAURENCE BINYON AMERICA AT ST. PAUL'S by MARGARETTA BYRDE TO AMERICA IN WAR TIME by OSCAR W. FIRKINS RUSSIA - AMERICA by JOHN GALSWORTHY A SONG FOR TWO VOICES by MAURICE HENRY HEWLETT |
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