Against Oblivion



Cities drowned in olden time
Keep, they say, a magic chime
Rolling up from far below
When the moon-led waters flow.
  
So within me, ocean deep,
Lies a sunken world asleep.
Lest its bells forget to ring,
Memory! set the tide a-swing!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABB CCDD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 226
Words 43
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Henry John Newbolt, Sir

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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