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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BOMB AND THE ORGAN; AN INCIDENT OF SEIGE OF STRASBURG, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: In the great church the holy organ stood Last Line: As though it were a fortress of the foe! Subject(s): Franco-prussian War (1870-1871); Organs (musical Instruments) | |||
In the great Church the holy organ stood, And took in all its lauds a glorious part, Affecting every listener's ear and heart With its own plaintive or ecstatic mood. O thunderbolt of war! what did'st thou there? Methinks, it suited with thy function more, To burst the war-drum, or explode the store, Or spurn their eagles into drift, than bear Down on this ark of praise with hostile force: They knew not, when they sped thee on thy course, That thou would'st jar with sweet Saint Cecily And their own Handel, swooping from the sky To storm the organ with one crashing blow, As though it were a fortress of the foe! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHORD by ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER THE ORGANIST by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE ORGANIST IN HEAVEN (SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY) by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN THE ORGAN (ALLEGRO) by NATHAN HASKELL DOLE AN IMPROMPTU; ... FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE GREAT ORGAN by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES THE ORGAN-BLOWER by OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES LAMENT OF THE ORGANIST OF NOTRE-DAME DE NICE by JULES LAFORGUE THE SYLVAN MUSICIAN by CYRIL A. LINGEMANN HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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