OUTSTRETCHING flameward his upbraided hand (O God of mercy, may no earthly Seat Of judgment such presumptuous doom repeat!) Amid the shuddering throng doth Cranmer stand; Firm as the stake to which with iron band His frame is tied; firm from the naked feet To the bare head. The victory is complete; The shrouded Body to the Soul's command Answers with more than Indian fortitude, Through all her nerves with finer sense endued, Till breath departs in blissful aspiration: Then, 'mid the ghastly ruins of the fire, Behold the unalterable heart entire, Emblem of faith untouched, miraculous attestation! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ILIAD: ACHILLES OVER THE TRENCH by HOMER ON THE DEATH OF SIR THOMAS WYATT by HENRY HOWARD THE STORY OF URIAH by RUDYARD KIPLING ON SICK LEAVE, 1916 by HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG HERITAGE by THERESA VIRGINIA BEARD A NEW PILGRIMAGE: 36 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |