Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND, by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: People of england, ye who toil and groan Last Line: And nurse them from the cradle to the grave ... Subject(s): England; English | ||||||||
PEOPLE of England, ye who toil and groan, Who reap the harvests which are not your own, Who weave the clothes which your oppressors wear, And for your own take the inclement air; Who build warm houses ... And are like gods who give them all they have, And nurse them from the cradle to the grave ... | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE GHOSTS IN ENGLAND by ROBINSON JEFFERS STAYING UP FOR ENGLAND by LIAM RECTOR STONE AND FLOWER by KENNETH REXROTH THE HANGED MAN by KENNETH REXROTH ENGLISH TRAIN COMPARTMENT by JOHN UPDIKE A DIRGE by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ADONAIS; AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF JOHN KEATS by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY |
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