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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FAMILY: 6, by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: What glory for a boy of ten
Last Line: Rides off downhill into the wood.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Subject(s): Family Life; Relatives
First Line: What glory for a boy of ten
Last Line: Rides off downhill into the wood.
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Subject(s): Family Life; Relatives
6
What glory for a boy of ten,
Who now must three gigantic men,
And two enormous, dapple grey
New Zealand pack-horses, array
And lead, and wisely resolute
Our day-long business execute
In the far shore-side town. His soul
Glows in his bosom like a coal;
His innocent eyes glitter again,
And his hand trembles on the rein.
Once he reviews his whole command
And chivalrously planting hand
On hip -- a borrowed attitude --
Rides off downhill into the wood.
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