Classic and Contemporary Poetry
UNHAPPY BOSTON, by PAUL REVERE Poet's Biography First Line: Unhappy boston! See thy sons deplore Last Line: Shall reach a judge who never can be bribed. Subject(s): Boston Massacre; Collective Behavior; Social Protest; U.s. - History; Mobs; Crowds | ||||||||
UNHAPPY Boston! see thy sons deplore Thy hallowed walks besmear'd with guiltless gore. While faithless Preston and his savage bands, With murderous rancor stretch their bloody hands; Like fierce barbarians grinning o'er their prey, Approve the carnage and enjoy the day. If scalding drops, from rage, from anguish wrung, If speechless sorrows lab'ring for a tongue, Or if a weeping world can aught appease The plaintive ghosts of victims such as these; The patriot's copious tears for each are shed, A glorious tribute which embalms the dead. But know, Fate summons to that awful goal, Where justice strips the murderer of his soul: Should venal C--ts, the scandal of the land, Snatch the relentless villain from her hand, Keen execrations on this plate inscrib'd Shall reach a judge who never can be bribed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENGLAND GERMANY by GLYN MAXWELL MAN, THE MAN-HUNTER by CARL SANDBURG AT THE BALL GAME by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE BROOK: SUMMER by LAURA ABELL THE FINEST DAY OF ONE'S LIFE by JACQUES BARON |
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