Australian ballads and rhymes : poems inspired by life and scenery in Australia and New Zealand

Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen

Sujets

• Kendall
• Australian literature

Informations

• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 10
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

Extrait

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USTRALIAN BALLADS AND
RHYMES
: POEMS INSPIRED
BY LIFE AND SCENERY
IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND. SELECTED AND EDITED
BY DOUGLAS B. W. SLADEN, B.A. Oxon.
;
B.A., LL.B. Melbourne, Australia.
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compatriots in esse.we are stillAnd
and what not.Yankees,called Australians,Though
will find usEnglish : centuriesYes, we are
nameswith old familiarLiving in homes
remind usand battles, toEngland's townsOf
claimspilgrims, have ourThat we, who now are
entombs in glory,those whom WestminsterTo
and Chaucer's Tales,Devonshire's sea kingsTo
Story,Wiclif and the proud ArmadaTo
Wales.Great, and him who conqueredAlfred theDEDICATION.
English, one in our devotion,We all are
Whether the York we boast be old or New,
Boston face the German Ocean,And whether
broad Atlantic in her view.Or have the
Melbourne posesWe all are English, though new
southern queen.Upon Port Philip as a
stillin dales of Derbyshire dozes,And old
handmaiden for a rustic scene.A fit
born in one great unionWe all are English,
blood and language, history and song,Of
and to cherish our communionAll English,
present a common front to wrong.We will
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We all are English, one in our devotion,
Whether the Yoi'k we boast be old or New,
And whether Boston face the German Ocean,
Or have the broad Atlantic in her view.
We all are English, though new Melbourne poses
Upon Port Philip as a southern queen,
And old in dales of Derbyshire still dozes,
A fit handmaiden for a rustic scene.