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''What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?''
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William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), British poet, critic, editor. England, My England (l. 1-4). . .
Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. S...
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For it's home, dearie, home—it's home I want to be.
Our topsails are hoisted, and we'll away to sea.
O, the oak and the ash and the bonnie birken tree
They're all growing green in ...
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William Ernest Henley (1849-1903), British poet, critic, editor. Falmouth (l. 23-26). . .
Modern British Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed. (7th rev. e...
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Suresh Bala (7/5/2010 8:38:00 AM)
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Invictus:
Can someone elaborate the line about the 'Horror of the shade'? Is this a biblical reference?
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Serene Waters (1/3/2010 2:18:00 AM)
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I just saw the phenomenal movie Invictus five hours ago. This movie, about Nelson Mandela and his ressurrection from being a prisoner to being the president of South Africa, show that iron bars can not stop some men.
He rehearsed the words of hope from his prison cell in the Poem Invictus, and the power of spirit over matter was manifested. As president, he also quelled the post-apartheid tension, transforming enemies into friends. It is a story about someone with a vision of an ideal world who was able to embrace his nation, both black and white, as his family. His heart will not be forgotten, because without people like him a better world will never come. You will feel so uplifted by this movie! ! !
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