Sedan
Henry Kendall 1839 (Australia) – 1882 (Sydney)
Another battle! and the sounds have rolled
By many a gloomy gorge and wasted plain
O’er huddled hills and mountains manifold,
Like winds that run before a heavy rain
When Autumn lops the leaves and drooping grain,
And earth lies deep in brown and cloudy gold.
My brothers, lo! our grand old England stands,
With weapons gleaming in her ready hands,
Outside the tumult! Let us watch and trust
That she will never darken in the dust
And drift of wild contention, but remain
The hope and stay of many troubled lands,
Where so she waits the issue of the fight,
Aloof; but praying “God defend the Right!”
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABBACCDDBCEE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 600 |
Words | 111 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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