Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill, Speed, Lancelot, 1860-1931, ill · New York, Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 354
fizzed as it tumbled in ! From the bowels of the earthStrange and varied sounds had birth :Now the battles bursting peal,Neigh of steed, and clang of steel;Now an old mans hollow groanEchoed from the dungeon stone;Now the weak and wailing cryOf a striplings agony !—Cold by this was the midnight air… … To mutter a Pater Noster ;For he who writhed in mortal painWas camped that night on Bosworth plain- The cruel Dulie of Gloster ! There was turning of ke3s, and creaking of locks As he took forth a bait from his iron box. It was a haunch of princely size, Filling with fragrance earth and skies. The…
English poetry · Children's poetry
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