A CHURCHMAN, three things in this Christian land I long ere I die to see: A mitred bishop whose heart could withstand And scorn popularity. A minster with altar and choir deck'd out As in older times they were; The vast nave throng'd with a crowd devout Of worshippers kneeling there. The third and last thing which I earnestly pray To see, and then die content, Is a Royal Wedding, for once in a way Not solemnized in Lent. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUISE OF THE MONITOR [MARCH 9, 1862] by GEORGE M. BAKER WILLIAM AND HELEN by GOTTFRIED AUGUST BURGER WAR IS KIND: 12 by STEPHEN CRANE THE MOWER TO THE GLOW-WORMS by ANDREW MARVELL FAREWELL OF A VIRGINIA SLAVE MOTHER TO HER DAUGHTERS SOLD INTO BONDAGE by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER A SONG OF LIFE by ABRAHAM IBN EZRA |