A flame thro' the whole great countryside. The spirit carries as the news runs wide, Unhurried news of wind and tide— A feathered prow passes the wharf's long bar Where the crowded masts of the shipping are— Of orders coming from oversea, Of imposts levied wrongfully, Of tribute demanded of loyalty. Lo, patriot, rebel and mutineer; Muster of sloop and privateer; And, deaf to the urge of amity, To the arts and crafts of diplomacy, It is @3"Tyranny—tyranny—tyranny!"@1 How the spirit blazes, how greatly goes Thro' troubled years, the Passaic knows; Grappling the issue with immortal peers, O little town of one hundred years! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PRAYER FOR THIS HOUSE by LOUIS UNTERMEYER TEMPORALL SUCCESS by JOSEPH BEAUMONT ON A TORSO OF CUPID by MATHILDE BLIND ROBIN'S COME by WILLIAM WARREN CALDWELL THE PERENNIAL RABBIT by PATRICK REGINALD CHALMERS TO WILLIAM HAYLEY, ESQ. IN REPLY TO HIS SOLICITATION by WILLIAM COWPER UPON THE FAIRE ETHIOPIAN SENT TO A GENTLEWOMAN by RICHARD CRASHAW |