An Anthology of Chartist Poetry: Poetry of the British Working Class, 1830s-1850sPeter Scheckner Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1989 - 353 pagina's Chartist poetry was written by and for workers. In contrast with the portrayal of workers by mainstream Victorian writers, Chartist verse is intellectual, complex, and socially conscious and reflects an international outlook. |
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... fire , Then cut down with your sword both the sun and the fire : A terrible Colonel now bully and swagger , And plant in the heart of your country - a dagger . When sharpers have done you , regard my advice , Repair with a bribe what ...
... fire , Then cut down with your sword both the sun and the fire : A terrible Colonel now bully and swagger , And plant in the heart of your country - a dagger . When sharpers have done you , regard my advice , Repair with a bribe what ...
Pagina 127
... fire - blazoned banner above us it beameth , And tyrants are mad in the flash of its charms . From the lowest cloud , fire - shod , earthward it leapeth , Brand - tongued , majestic , with terrible glee ; It illumines the graves were ...
... fire - blazoned banner above us it beameth , And tyrants are mad in the flash of its charms . From the lowest cloud , fire - shod , earthward it leapeth , Brand - tongued , majestic , with terrible glee ; It illumines the graves were ...
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... fires ? When freedom's flag floated on high , And justice and truth were unfurl'd . Liberty or death was their battle cry , ' Midst the cheers and praise of the world ; And their falchions flash'd fire , and the steel clank'd loud , And ...
... fires ? When freedom's flag floated on high , And justice and truth were unfurl'd . Liberty or death was their battle cry , ' Midst the cheers and praise of the world ; And their falchions flash'd fire , and the steel clank'd loud , And ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 15 |
ANONYMOUS VERSES AND SONGS | 59 |
A L | 82 |
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