History & Politics
Ready, Ay, Ready
From A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895 (1895)
History & Politics
Old England's sons are English yet,
Old England's hearts are strong;
And still she wears her coronet
Aflame with sword and song.
As in their pride our fathers died,
If need be, so die we;
So wield we still, gainsay who will,
The sceptre of the sea.
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Merivale, Herman Charles. “Ready, Ay, Ready.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/merivale/2/.
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Merivale, Herman Charles. “Ready, Ay, Ready.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/merivale/2/.
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