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On Spion Kop

Sir Henry Newbolt 1862 (Bilston, Staffordshire) – 1938 (Kensington, London)

Foremost of all on battle's fiery steep
Here VERTUE fell, and here he sleeps his sleep.
A fairer name no Roman ever gave
To stand sole monument on Valour's grave.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme AABB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 167
Words 32
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Sir Henry Newbolt

Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a very powerful role as a government adviser, particularly on Irish issues and with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps best remembered for his poems "Vitaï Lampada" and "Drake's Drum". more…

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