A Huguenot

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge 1861 (London) – 1907



Oh, a gallant set were they,
As they charged on us that day,
A thousand riding like one!
Their trumpets crying,
And their white plumes flying,
And their sabres flashing in the sun.

Oh a sorry lot were we,
As we stood beside the sea,
Each man for himself as he stood!
We were scattered and lonely-
A little force only
Of the good men fighting for the good.

But I never loved more
On sea or on shore
The ringing of my own true blade.
Like lightening it quivered,
And the hand helms shivered,
As I sang, “None maketh me afraid!”

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCCB DDEDDE FFGEXG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 520
Words 105
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge was a British novelist and poet who also wrote essays and reviews. more…

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