Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN HORATIAN ODE TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Not with high-vaulting phrase, or rush Last Line: An ancient fame! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin Subject(s): George V, King Of England (1865-1936) | ||||||||
NOT with high-vaulting phrase, or rush Of weak-winged epithets that tire With their own weight, or formal gush, We greet thee, Sire! To flights less lofty we aspire. We pray, in speech unskilled to feign, That all good things good men desire May crown Thy reign; That our State 'Dreadnought' once again May leave in broken seas to veer, And shape her course direct and plain, With Thee to steer, Into blue sky and water clear, Where she on even keel shall ride, Secure from reef and shoal, or fear Of wind and tide. So may it be, Sire! -- so abide! Till, by God's grace, this Empire shine More great in power than great in pride, Through Thee and Thine; Nor from her honoured past resign One least bequest; or vail her claim To aught that dowers an ancient line -- An ancient fame! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DEATH OF KING GEORGE V by JOHN BETJEMAN CORONATION ODE by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT THE CORONATION by THOMAS HARDY A PRAYER FOR THE KING'S MAJESTY by JOHN MASEFIELD ON THE PASSING OF KING GEORGE V by JOHN MASEFIELD DEATH OF KING GEORGE V by JOHN BETJEMAN TO KING GEORGE by SIRDAR DALJIT SINGH A FANCY FROM FONTENELLE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON A GAGE D'AMOUR by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON A GARDEN SONG by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON ARS VICTRIX (IMITATED FROM THEOPHILE GAUTIER) by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON |
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