POEMS OF THE GREAT WAR - 1914 to 1918
This book was especially republished to raise funds for the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
33% of the publishers profit from the sale of this book set will be donated to the ROYAL BRITISH LEGION.
This collection of War Poems represented the free offering of English poets to the cause of WWIs National Relief.
Most of these poems appeared in the Press at the outbreak of WWI. Mr. Robert Bridges' (Poet Laureate 1913 1930) opening contribution, Mr. Henry Newbolt's, Mr. Maurice Hewlett's, Mr. R. E. Vernède's, Mr. Binyon's, were all printed in the Times during the few days immediately following the declaration of war, as also was the sonnet by Mr. William Watson. Sir Owen Seaman's poem came out originally in Punch, "The Hour" in the Daily Telegraph, "The United Front" in the Daily Mail. "We Willed it Not" is reprinted from the Sphere, "Duty" and "Commandeered" from the Westminster Gazette, and the poems by Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Cecil Chesterton from the New Witness. The New Weekly published the verses by Mr. John Freeman, and the Daily Chronicle those by Mr. Harold Begbie. The two hymns which close the collection are reprinted, by special permission of their authors, from volumes previously published.
The original cover design, from which the current was developed, was contributed by Mr. William Nicholson (1872 1949).
33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to the British Legion for their continued work with Returned Servicemen.
Excerpt from POEMS OF THE GREAT WAR - 1914 to 1918
COMMANDEERED
Last year he drew the harvest home
Along the winding upland lane;
The children twisted marigolds
And clover flowers, to deck his mane.
Last yearhe drew the harvest home!
To-daywith puzzled, patient face,
With ears a-droop, and weary feet,
He marches to the sound of drums,
And draws the gun along the street.
To-dayhe draws the guns of war!
L. G. Moberly
Table of Contents for POEMS OF THE GREAT WAR - 1914 to 1918
"Wake up, England" |
The Vigil |
To the Troubler of the World |
To England: To Strike Quickly |
The Fourth of August |
The United Front |
England to the Sea |
The Hour |
The Wife of Flanders |
The Stars in their Courses |
Commandeered |
The Man who Keeps his Head |
France |
We Willed it Not |
Pro Patria |
Hymn before Action |
Hymn in War Time |
Robert Bridges |
Henry Newbolt |
William Watson |
Maurice Hewlett |
Laurence Binyon |
Alfred Noyes |
R. E. Vernède |
J. B. Fagan |
G. K. Chesterton |
John Freeman |
L. G. Moberly |
Harold Begbie |
Cecil Chesterton |
John Drinkwater |
Owen Seaman |
Rudyard Kipling |
Robert Bridges |
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