Battle Of Corruna Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDAAEEFFGGHHII JJKKJJLLHHJJMMNN| The tide of fate rolls on heart pierced and pale | A |
| The gallant soldier lies nor aught avail | A |
| The shield the sword the spirit of the brave | B |
| From rapine's armed hand thy vales to save | B |
| Land of illustrious heroes who of yore | C |
| Drenched the same plains with the invader's gore | C |
| Stood frowning in the front of death and hurled | D |
| Defiance to the conquerors of the world | D |
| Oh when we hear the agonising tale | A |
| Of those who faint and fugitive and pale | A |
| Saw hourly harassed through their long retreat | E |
| Some worn companion sinking at their feet | E |
| Yet even in danger and from toil more bold | F |
| Back on their gathering foes the tide of battle rolled | F |
| While tears of pity mingle with applause | G |
| On the dread scene in silence let us pause | G |
| Yes pause and ask Is not thy awful hand | H |
| Stretched out O God o'er a devoted land | H |
| Whose vales of beauty Nature spread in vain | I |
| Where misery moaned on the uncultured plain | I |
| Where Bigotry went by with jealous scowl | J |
| Where Superstition muttered in his cowl | J |
| Whilst o'er the Inquisition's dismal holds | K |
| Its horrid banner waved in bleeding folds | K |
| And dost thou thus Lord of all might fulfil | J |
| With wreck and tempests thy eternal will | J |
| Shatter the arms in which weak kingdoms trust | L |
| And strew their scattered ensigns in the dust | L |
| Oh if no human wisdom may withstand | H |
| The terrors Lord of thy uplifted hand | H |
| If the dark tide no prowess can control | J |
| Yet nearer charged with dread commission roll | J |
| Still may my country's ark majestic ride | M |
| Though sole yet safe on the conflicting tide | M |
| Till hushed be the wild rocking of the blast | N |
| And the red storm of death be overpast | N |
William Lisle Bowles
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