Australia And Other Poems
Australia And Other Poems
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Gazing back along the vista I could see the years unfurled, Showing me the things that had been, from the morning of the world.
'Twas a scene of splendid horror, cast in colours murd'rous red; Based on graves of buried goodness 'mid the great dishonoured dead. Where all life was but a System for the wealthy hands to wield; 60 AUSTRALIA And the Church a monstrous Fable ; and the Law the rich man's shield. Gleaming horrid thro' the glamour of men's mighty quarrellings — Thro' the smoke of belchin...g cannon — saw I played the Game of Kings. Saw the soft face of the human all aflame with bestial rage, And the story of the nations written on a bloody page.
O'er the scene was cast a darkness like the darkness of a pall ; Sin and Evil ruled the heavens — held men's souls in direst thrall ; Crime stalked knee-deep 'mongst the nations, splashed with women's frenzied tears; Weighted with men's curses, sounding down the arcade of the years. Virtue was at market prices, to be labelled, bought, and sold By the one huge moral standard — by the great im- perious Gold.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Gazing back along the vista I could see the years unfurled, Showing me the things that had been, from the morning of the world.
'Twas a scene of splendid horror, cast in colours murd'rous red; Based on graves of buried goodness 'mid the great dishonoured dead. Where all life was but a System for the wealthy hands to wield; 60 AUSTRALIA And the Church a monstrous Fable ; and the Law the rich man's shield. Gleaming horrid thro' the glamour of men's mighty quarrellings — Thro' the smoke of belchin...g cannon — saw I played the Game of Kings. Saw the soft face of the human all aflame with bestial rage, And the story of the nations written on a bloody page.
O'er the scene was cast a darkness like the darkness of a pall ; Sin and Evil ruled the heavens — held men's souls in direst thrall ; Crime stalked knee-deep 'mongst the nations, splashed with women's frenzied tears; Weighted with men's curses, sounding down the arcade of the years. Virtue was at market prices, to be labelled, bought, and sold By the one huge moral standard — by the great im- perious Gold.
What to read after Australia And Other Poems?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Henry Elsum to read onlineMoreLess
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