Footprints on the Sands of Time
This week’s choice is A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and it is one of the poems performed by Jesse Gillespie who I mentioned last week.
Hearts as Bold
This week is the last covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. I have chosen this poem because it is a tale of heroic resistance to overwhelming odds, and it is easy to draw parallels with the present day. This week’s stanzas tell how Horatius was rewarded and how the tale still inspires his countrymen.
Tiber! Father Tiber!
This week, and next week, I will be covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. I have chosen this poem because it is a tale of heroic resistance to overwhelming odds, and it is easy to draw parallels with the present day. This week’s stanzas tell of the fall of the bridge and the fate of Horatius.
The Dauntless Three
This week, and for two more weeks, I will be covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. I have chosen this poem because it is a tale of heroic resistance to overwhelming odds, and it is easy to draw parallels with the present day. This week’s stanzas tell of the defence mounted by the three heroes against the Etruscans’ champions.
The Brave Days of Old
This week, and for three more weeks, I will be covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. I have chosen this poem because it is a tale of heroic resistance to overwhelming odds, and it is easy to draw parallels with the present day. This week’s stanzas tell of the three heroes who volunteer to hold the gate against the Etruscan horde.
Tumult and Affright
This week, and for four more weeks, I will be covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. I have chosen this poem because it is a tale of heroic resistance to overwhelming odds, and it is easy to draw parallels with the present day. This week’s stanzas tell of the Etruscans’ advance on Rome and the consternation of the Romans.
On the March for Rome
This week, and for five more weeks, I will be covering the long poem Horatius, by Lord Macaulay. This week’s stanzas show us the gathering of the Etruscan army and its allies.
You’ll Give Us a Turn
This week’s choice is “Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast” by Charles Causley which I have chosen partly because it’s funny and partly because there’s a commemorative festival in Launceston this weekend celebrating Causley.
Two Strong Men
This week’s choice is “The Ballad of East and West” by Rudyard Kipling, a poem which has been frequently misquoted.
Realio, Trulio
This week’s poem by Ogden Nash tells the tale of a coward who, when his family is threatened, has the courage to defeat the threat.