Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THEY CALLED THEE MERRY ENGLAND, IN OLD TIME, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography Last Line: Shall be thy rightful name, in prose and rhyme! Subject(s): England | ||||||||
They called Thee MERRY ENGLAND, in old time; A happy people won for thee that name With envy heard in many a distant clime; And, spite of change, for me thou keep'st the same Endearing title, a responsive chime To the heart's fond belief; though some there are Whose sterner judgements deem that word a snare For inattentive Fancy, like the lime Which foolish birds are caught with. Can, I ask, This face of rural beauty be a mask For discontent, and poverty, and crime; These spreading towns a cloak for lawless will? Forbid it, Heaven!''"and MERRY ENGLAND still Shall be thy rightful name, in prose and rhyme! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NINETEEN FORTY by NORMAN DUBIE MY SISTER, THE QUEEN by EDWARD FIELD 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 A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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