The Call of California : And Other Poems of the West
The Call of California : And Other Poems of the West
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Catharine on the lee.
Down come the sails, the anchor plumps, The rum goes gaily round, Were never men more fain to see Their shadows on the ground!
With panting strokes they win the beach, Th Ethiop leads the way: Their hot breaths whistle at his back, His thick lips seem to pray.
Now here, now there, they search and swear.
God, how they ramp and rave; Have they been diddled by a dream, Then Christ that black man save!
(forty-seven) The Call of California With frenzied hands they hurl the sand...s, Rocks, shells and vines apart, In every eye the lust for gold, Murder in each foul heart.
At last their streaming toil unstops A huge, black yawning hole; So murky, deep and deadly cold That fear grips every soul; But not for long, they strike a flint The spark leaps out and there They eye the ghastly proofs that mark Bill Hawkin s secret lair!
A shattered skull, a rusted blade, A shapeless pile of bones, At which some spat and crossed themselves And spake in milder tones: Then swore more foully, passed the rum, Thrust forth a torch and saw What they had scourged the seas to gain And broken every law.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Catharine on the lee.
Down come the sails, the anchor plumps, The rum goes gaily round, Were never men more fain to see Their shadows on the ground!
With panting strokes they win the beach, Th Ethiop leads the way: Their hot breaths whistle at his back, His thick lips seem to pray.
Now here, now there, they search and swear.
God, how they ramp and rave; Have they been diddled by a dream, Then Christ that black man save!
(forty-seven) The Call of California With frenzied hands they hurl the sand...s, Rocks, shells and vines apart, In every eye the lust for gold, Murder in each foul heart.
At last their streaming toil unstops A huge, black yawning hole; So murky, deep and deadly cold That fear grips every soul; But not for long, they strike a flint The spark leaps out and there They eye the ghastly proofs that mark Bill Hawkin s secret lair!
A shattered skull, a rusted blade, A shapeless pile of bones, At which some spat and crossed themselves And spake in milder tones: Then swore more foully, passed the rum, Thrust forth a torch and saw What they had scourged the seas to gain And broken every law.
What to read after The Call of California : And Other Poems of the West?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Borton, Francis S., 1862-1929 to read onlineMoreLess
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