Horace Smith Thought Poems
- 1. Love And Liberty
The linnet had flown from its cage away,
And flitted and sang in the light of day--
Had flown from the lady who loved it well,
In Liberty's freer air to dwell.
... - 2. An Attempt To Remember The "grandmother's Apology."
(WITH MANY APOLOGIES TO THE LAUREATE.)
And Willie, my eldest born, is gone, you say, little Anne,
Ruddy and white, and strong on his legs, he looks like a man;
... - 3. Young England
The times still "grow to something strange";
We rap and turn the tables;
We fire our guns at awful range;
We lay Atlantic cables;
... - 4. My Boating Song
I.
Oh this earth is a mineful of treasure,
A goblet, that's full to the brim,
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