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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,<br> |
| − | Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:<br> | + | :''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:<br> |
| − | And, pressing a troop unable to stoop<br> | + | :''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop<br> |
| − | And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,<br> | + | :''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,<br> |
| − | Marched them along, fifty-score strong,<br> | + | :''Marched them along, fifty-score strong,<br> |
| − | Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. | + | :''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 20:11, June 2, 2007
The Cavaliers were royalists or supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War (1642-1651).
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,
- Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:
- And, pressing a troop unable to stoop
- And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,
- Marched them along, fifty-score strong,
- Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
External links
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Marching Along
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Give a Rouse
- Robert Browning, Cavalier Tunes: Boot and Saddle
