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The Song of the Sword, and Other Verses

The Song of the Sword, and Other Verses

by William Ernest Henley 21 Aug, 2021

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Excerpt.... Singing— The voice of the Sword from the heart of the Sword Clanging imperious Forth from Time’s battlements His ancient and triumphing Song. In the beginning, Ere God inspired Himself Into the clay thing Thumbe ... Read more

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Singing—
The voice of the Sword from the heart of the Sword
Clanging imperious
Forth from Time’s battlements
His ancient and triumphing Song.

In the beginning,
Ere God inspired Himself
Into the clay thing
Thumbed to His image,
The vacant, the naked shell
Soon to be Man:
Thoughtful He pondered it,
Prone there and impotent,
......"

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William Ernest Henley

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William Ernest Henley (23 August 1849 – 11 July 1903) was an influential English poet, critic and editor of the late Victorian era in England. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is reme...

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