History & Politics
With Flowers from a Roman Wall
From Lyra Elegantiarum, ed. Frederick Locker (London: E. Moxon, 1867)
History & Politics
Take these flowers, which, purple waving,
On the ruin'd rampart grew,
Where, the sons of freedom braving,
Rome's imperial standards flew.
Warriors from the breach of danger
Pluck no longer laurels there;
They but yield the passing stranger
Wild-flower wreaths for Beauty's hair.
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Scott, Walter. “With Flowers from a Roman Wall.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/scott/38/.
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