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[[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins: | [[Robert Browning]] wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins: | ||
| − | :''Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King, | + | :''Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King, |
| − | :''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing: | + | :''Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing: |
| − | :''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop | + | :''And, pressing a troop unable to stoop |
| − | :''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop, | + | :''And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop, |
| − | :''Marched them along, fifty-score strong, | + | :''Marched them along, fifty-score strong, |
:''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. | :''Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, July 13, 2016
The Cavaliers were royalists or supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War (1642-1651). Their name originated because, being largely nobility, they could afford horses (cf. French 'chevalier' = cavalier and 'cheval' = horse).
Robert Browning wrote three imaginative poems entitled "Cavalier Lyrics." They are: "Marching Along," "Give a Rouse," and "Boot and Saddle." He was writing two centuries after the event, and the poems are written in a spirit of fun, but he tried to capture what he thought was the spirit of the cavaliers. They are short, rhythmic, and well-suited for reading aloud... with feeling. "Marching Along" begins:
- Kentish Sir Byng stood for his King,
- Bidding the crop-headed Parliament swing:
- And, pressing a troop unable to stoop
- And see the rogues flourish and honest folk droop,
- Marched them along, fifty-score strong,
- Great-hearted gentlemen, singing this song.
External links
- Cavalier Tunes, from Robert Browning