ARNOLD! the name, as heretofore, Shall now be Benedict no more: Since, instigated by the devil, Thy ways are turned from good to evil. 'T is fit we brand thee with a name To suit thy infamy and shame; And, since of treason thou 'rt convicted, Thy name shall be maledicted. Unless, by way of contradiction, We style thee Britain's Benediction. Such blessings she, with lavish hand, Confers on this devoted land. For instance, only let us mention Some proof of her benign intention; The slaves she sends us o'er the deep, And bribes to cut our throats in sleep. To take our lives and scalps away, The savage Indians keeps in pay, And Tories worse, by half, than they. Then, in this class of Britain's heroes, -- The Tories, savage Indians, negroes, -- Recorded Arnold's name shall stand, While Freedom's blessings crown our land, And odious for the blackest crimes, Arnold shall stink to latest times. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ELEGY FOR AN ENEMY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET THE DAY OF THE DEAD SOLDIERS; MARY 30, 1869 by EMMA LAZARUS SUGGESTED BY THE COVER OF A VOLUME OF KEATS'S POEMS by AMY LOWELL PLAYING SOMEONE ELSE'S PIANO by KAREN SWENSON THE INDIA WHARF by SARA TEASDALE THE PICKET-GUARD [NOVEMBER, 1861] by ETHEL LYNN BEERS THE SOUTH COUNTRY by HILAIRE BELLOC |