Felix Antonius
Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)
(After Martial)
To-day, my friend is seventy-five;
He tells his tale with no regret;
His brave old eyes are steadfast yet,
His heart the .lightest heart alive.
He sees behind him green and wide
The pathway of his pilgrim years;
He sees the shore, and dreadless hears
The whisper of the creeping tide.
For out of all his days, not one
Has passed and left its unlaid ghost
To seek a light for ever lost,
Or wail a deed for ever done.
So for reward of life-long truth
He lives again, as good men can,
Redoubling his allotted span
With memories of a stainless youth.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBA CXXC DXXD EFFE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 554 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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