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[[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins:

[[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins:

:''Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,<br>

:''Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,

:''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:<br>

:''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:

:''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop<br>

:''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop

:''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,<br>

:''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,

:''Marched them along, fifty-score strong,<br>

:''Marched them along, fifty-score strong,

:''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.

:''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.