I WILL You take them into partnership These men of your race and thew, Who have never let occasion slip To do what a Briton should do? @3Who venerate your might name, England, Queen of the Seas! And greet, as brothers dear to fame, The children of your knees@1. II Will you take them into partnership? Fall back on a fresher strain? For the project is one that will soon outstrip The dream of the parent brain! @3Who venerate, &c@1. III Will you take them into partnership, These sons who have learnt your trade? O never misdoubt their grit and grip Who have render'd you timely aid! @3Who venerate, &c@1. IV Will you take them into partnership? Have you thought what refusal may mean, When we pass the cup from lip to lip With a glint of steel between? @3Who venerate, &c@1. V Will you take them into partnership? Your Imperial task fulfil? Thank God for the hand of good fellowship, And grasp it with right goodwill! @3Who venerate your mighty name, England, Queen of the seas! And greet, as brothers dear to fame, The children of your knees.@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, MY LITTLE ONE' by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON UNDER THE CEDARCROFT CHESTNUT by SIDNEY LANIER AND SO, I THINK DIOGENES by AMY LOWELL IF HE SHOULD COME by EDWIN MARKHAM MANHATTAN, 1609 by EDWIN MARKHAM |