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A poem by Walter R. Cassels |
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Father And Son |
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Title: Father And Son Author: Walter R. Cassels [More Titles by Cassels] The King call'd forth his first-born, and took him by the hand, A bold and stalwart nation, dauntless in the fight, Then the trumpets sounded, and his vassals came, Clash'd their burnish'd targets, waved their flashing steel "Child! my heart beats proudly, now I feel a king, There I see the sinews that support a state, Men whose life is glory--men whose death is fame, Many years pass'd over--the old King was dead, Many years he reigned, and upon his brow So he took his son forth, as his father had, And they rode together through the busy town: Loud the workman's hammer sounded through the air And the sounds of labour, blent with cheerful song, Smith and craftsman pausing, youth and smiling lass, With a bonnet lifted, and "God bless him!" said So the father turn'd him to his son and cried, In their own free circles, by their quiet hearth, On their mighty anvils, with a giant's skill, Prosperous and happy, free in heart and soul, Where is there in story any fame above [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |