Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NEWARK: 1766, by ELIZABETH SEWELL HILL


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NEWARK: 1766, by                    
First Line: A flame thro' the whole great countryside
Last Line: O little town of one hundred years!
Subject(s): Newark, New Jersey; War


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 "Tyranny—tyranny—tyranny!"

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!





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