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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Pagina 213
... singing . THE POET'S DEATH A brave old warrior of poesy , Grown grey - haired in the service of his lyre ; A soul ... sings , Still breaks through dungeon - walls the flashing flame . Forth , o'er the coldness of the outer world , Burst ...
... singing . THE POET'S DEATH A brave old warrior of poesy , Grown grey - haired in the service of his lyre ; A soul ... sings , Still breaks through dungeon - walls the flashing flame . Forth , o'er the coldness of the outer world , Burst ...
Pagina 245
... sing , He sings of us to you . Nay ! look calmly , do ! Mother , Mother , pray : How will I bear to dream of you In the land that's far away ? We'll write so often , Mother ! And Father - he can read ; And you'll get some neighbour ...
... sing , He sings of us to you . Nay ! look calmly , do ! Mother , Mother , pray : How will I bear to dream of you In the land that's far away ? We'll write so often , Mother ! And Father - he can read ; And you'll get some neighbour ...
Pagina 322
... SING IT The hand of oppression is stretched forth to slay The young babe of freedom and light ; But knowledge has driven the darkness away , That hid from the people their might ; And the people will rise with the might of the just ...
... SING IT The hand of oppression is stretched forth to slay The young babe of freedom and light ; But knowledge has driven the darkness away , That hid from the people their might ; And the people will rise with the might of the just ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction | 15 |
ANONYMOUS VERSES AND SONGS | 59 |
A L | 82 |
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