A flame thro' the whole great countryside. The spirit carries as the news runs wide, Unhurried news of wind and tide— A feathered prow passes the wharf's long bar Where the crowded masts of the shipping are— Of orders coming from oversea, Of imposts levied wrongfully, Of tribute demanded of loyalty. Lo, patriot, rebel and mutineer; Muster of sloop and privateer; And, deaf to the urge of amity, To the arts and crafts of diplomacy, It is @3"Tyranny—tyranny—tyranny!"@1 How the spirit blazes, how greatly goes Thro' troubled years, the Passaic knows; Grappling the issue with immortal peers, O little town of one hundred years! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HARD TIMES IN ELFLAND; A STORY OF CHRISTMAS EVE by SIDNEY LANIER DOMESDAY BOOK: IRMA LEESE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS EPIGRAM: EHEU FUGACES by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM MOZART'S REQUIEM by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD by THEODORE O'HARA THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 91. LOST ON BOTH SIDES by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |