Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLAUD HALCRO'S INVOCATION, FR. THE PIRATE, by WALTER SCOTT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: St. Magnus control thee, that martyr of treason Last Line: Hence pass till hallow-mass!my spell is spoken. Subject(s): Cross, The; Ghosts; Mass; Saints; Sin; Supernatural | ||||||||
St. Magnus control thee, that martyr of treason; St. Ronan rebuke thee with rhyme and with reason; By the mass of St. Martin, the might of St. Mary, Be thou gone, or thy weird shall be worse if thou tarry! If of good, go hence and hallow thee; If of ill, let the earth swallow thee; If thou'rt of air, let the gray mist fold thee; If of earth, let the swart mine hold thee. If a pixie, seek thy ring; If a nixie, seek thy spring; If on middle earth thou'st been Slave of sorrow, shame, and sin, Hast eat the bread of toil and strife, And dree'd the lot which men call life, Begone to thy stone! for thy coffin is scant of thee; The worm, thy playfellow, wails for the want of thee. Hence, houseless ghost! let the earth hide thee; Till Michael shall blow the blast see that there thou bide thee! Phantom, fly hence! take the Cross for a token, Hence pass till Hallow-mass!my spell is spoken. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN THE EVENINGS by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE MOTHS: 1. CIRCA 1582 by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE GHOST OF DEACON BROWN by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON EN PASSANT by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON BORDER BALLAD [OR MARCH, OR SONG], FR. THE MONASTERY by WALTER SCOTT GATHERING SONG OF DONALD [OR, DONUI DHU] THE BLACK by WALTER SCOTT |
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