Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONS OF THE EMPIRE, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: Dear motherland! Dear motherland! Home of the / brave and free Last Line: When the bugles of britain blow shrill behind us! Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Great Britain - Commonwealth & Colonies; British Empire; England - Empire | ||||||||
I DEAR Motherland! Dear Motherland! Home of the brave and free! Above the roar of ocean comes thy children's cry to thee For one united Empireone flag, one law, one crown, One Commonwealth on which the sun shall nevermore go down. Sons of the Empire! far and wide, Danger has found us side by side; And side by side shall our foemen find us When the bugles of Britain blow shrill behind us! II In England's hour of danger, the only friends she knew Were those of her own blood and bone, of her own pith and thew; In England's hour of danger, the only friends she'll need Are the men of her own kith and kin, of her own Viking breed. Sons of the Empire! &c. III Behold her erstwhile enemiesthe friends of all her friends! For nothing like success succeeds when the fighting fury ends. They learnt to know the length and reach of England's mighty arm; And the foreign sneers were exchanged for cheers, and hate for the will to charm! Sons of the Empire! &c. VI Free-trade for all is a maxim soundFree-trade for all the world, With never a hostile tariff raised, nor a hostile flag unfurl'd; But until that golden day shall dawn in the generous years to come, FREE-TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE! and widen the bounds of home. Sons of the Empire! far and wide, Danger has found us side by side; And side by side shall our foemen find us When the bugles of Britain blow shrill behind us! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COLONISATION IN REVERSE by SIMONE LOUISE BENNETT NIGHTSONG: CITY by DENNIS BRUTUS NIGHT RAIN by JOHN PEPPER CLARK RECESSIONAL by RUDYARD KIPLING VITAI LAMPADA by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT ONE NIGHT AT VICTORIA BEACH by GABRIEL OKARA A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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