tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post7426560716430187899..comments2024-03-28T09:46:24.020+02:00Comments on A Political Refugee From The Global Village : Bad verse and worseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-15294113709992551632013-06-20T17:20:17.303+03:002013-06-20T17:20:17.303+03:00A particularly striking image from George Meredith...A particularly striking image from George Meredith:<br /><br />He cancelled the ravaging Plague,<br />With the roll of his fat off the cliff.<br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-24157983824645154222013-06-20T16:44:39.375+03:002013-06-20T16:44:39.375+03:00John Close:
AROUND the gods, each seated on a thr...John Close:<br /><br />AROUND the gods, each seated on a throne,<br />The poets, crown'd like royal kings they sat. <br />Around their heads a dazzling halo shone,<br />No need of mortal robes, or any hat. <br /><br />Their curly locks, as white as driven snow,<br />Hung down like shining frosted silver threads; <br />And oh! their eyes, so full of joy they beam'd<br />And sparkled in their grand majestic heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-34836364565590705732013-06-20T16:29:49.803+03:002013-06-20T16:29:49.803+03:00I was weaned on Hood. How I love early Victorian l...I was weaned on Hood. How I love early Victorian light verse. My father used to read aloud the dear old Ingoldsby Legends.Political Refugee from the Global Villagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523068770529814044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-70446545290847007232013-06-20T16:28:20.343+03:002013-06-20T16:28:20.343+03:00Let us not forget the poetic contribution of Thoma...Let us not forget the poetic contribution of Thomas Hood, in his Moral to "Miss Kilmansegg and her Precious Leg":<br /><br />GOLD! Gold! Gold! Gold! <br />Bright and yellow, hard and cold, <br />Molten, graven, hammer’d, and roll’d; <br />Heavy to get, and light to hold; <br />Hoarded, barter’d, bought, and sold, <br />Stolen, borrow’d, squander’d, doled: <br />Spurn’d by the young, but hugg’d by the old <br />To the very verge of the churchyard mould; <br />Price of many a crime untold: <br />Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! <br />Good or bad a thousand-fold! <br />How widely its agencies vary— <br />To save—to ruin—to curse—to bless— <br />As even its minted coins express, <br />Now stamp’d with the image of Good Queen Bess, <br />And now of a bloody Mary.<br /><br />John KerseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-84954794595093719872013-06-20T16:20:59.279+03:002013-06-20T16:20:59.279+03:00SPADE! with which Wilkinson hath tilled his lands,...SPADE! with which Wilkinson hath tilled his lands,<br />And shaped these pleasant walks by Emont's side,<br />Thou art a tool of honour in my hands;<br />I press thee, through the yielding soil, with pride.<br /><br />Who shall inherit Thee when death has laid<br />Low in the darksome cell thine own dear lord?<br />That man will have a trophy, humble Spade!<br />A trophy nobler than a conqueror's sword.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-22023107936928720582013-06-20T16:18:47.268+03:002013-06-20T16:18:47.268+03:00If you understand French you should read some lyri...If you understand French you should read some lyrics from Serge GainsbourgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-18104737368219203962013-06-09T00:19:05.343+03:002013-06-09T00:19:05.343+03:00She wheels her wheel barrow through streets that a...She wheels her wheel barrow through streets that are narrow<br /> Sorry about that. <br />I'll come around later with something far greater...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-891289711377156224.post-59311432818750561982013-06-08T17:39:45.111+03:002013-06-08T17:39:45.111+03:00Anything by this guy: http://www.mcgonagall-online...Anything by this guy: http://www.mcgonagall-online.org.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com