Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TOMBS OF THE REGICIDES: LUDLOW AND BROUGHTON, by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL Poet's Biography First Line: Alone on the vine-covered hillside Last Line: Bowed low in the dust of dishonor. Subject(s): Broughton, Andrew (1617-1685); Ludlow, Edmund (1617-1692); Phelps, John (1619-1666); Regicide; St. Martin Church, Vevey, Switzerland | ||||||||
ALONE on the vine-covered hillside, Set gray 'gainst the ivy-clad walnuts, Stands, sombre as Calvin, and barren Of crucifix, altar, and picture, The church of St. Martin. A stranger, I stood where the pride of its arches Looks scorn on the Puritan's sadness. Not prouder for Switzerland's annals The glory of Morat or Sempach Than these darkened tablets that tell us How gladly for Ludlow and Broughton She lifted the shield of protection, How sternly she answered the summons To render her guests to the headsman. The parents that gave their true soul-life Were England and Freedom. Ah, surely With courage and conscience they honored That parentage costly of sorrow, And did the just deed and abided. Long, long were the days that God gave them With friendships and peace in this refuge, Where sadly they yearned for the home-land, And saw their great Oliver's England Bowed low in the dust of dishonor. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOW THE CUMBERLAND WENT DOWN [MARCH 8, 1862] by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL IDLENESS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL LINCOLN by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL ON A BOY'S FIRST READING OF THE PLAY OF 'KING HENRY THE FIFTH' by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL THE QUAKER GRAVEYARD by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A CAMP IN THREE LIGHTS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A CANTICLE OF TIME by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A CHILD'S PRAYER by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A DOCTOR'S CENTURY by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL A GRAVEYARD by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL |
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