Long-favoured England! be not thou misled
By monstrous theories of alien growth,
Lest alien frenzy seize thee, waxing wroth,
Self-smitten till thy garments reek dyed red
With thy own blood, which tears in torrents shed
Fail to wash out, tears flowing ere thy troth
Be plighted, not to ease but sullen sloth,
Or wan despair the ghost of false hope fled
Into a shameful grave. Among thy youth,
My Country! if such warning be held dear,
Then shall a Veteran's heart be thrilled with joy,
One who would gather from eternal truth,
For time and season, rules that work to cheer
Not scourge, to save the People not destroy.
Miscellaneous Sonnets, 1842 - Vi - Concluded
William Wordsworth
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Poem topics: despair, heart, hope, joy, people, red, time, truth, warning, work, dear, long, eternal, country, wash, destroy, Season, ghost, grave, save, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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