Help Wanted from Poetry Buffs
I am trying to find out who wrote a poem I vaguely remember from my school days.
I believe it started like this...
William The Conquerer 1066
said to his captains
I meant to affix
England to Normandy.
So go out and borrow
some bows and some arrows.
we're starting tomorrow.
I don't know whether I have the line breaks right and there were further verses I've fogotten completely.
It might be Walter de la Mere but I cannot find collections of his works. I haven't succeeded with an internet search either.
I would appreciate any help you poets can give.
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Comment from: tbelshaw [Member]
I remember that Bob
found this
the poem is by Hugh Chesterman and it is in a book of his poetry called 'The Muse Amuses', illustrated by Chesterman and published by Thomas Nelson & Sons in 1933.
Hope that helps.
on this page
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/queries/lostquotes/?id=20
found this
the poem is by Hugh Chesterman and it is in a book of his poetry called 'The Muse Amuses', illustrated by Chesterman and published by Thomas Nelson & Sons in 1933.
Hope that helps.
on this page
http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/queries/lostquotes/?id=20
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2008-09-10 @ 18:46
Comment from: bob scotney [Member]
Blimey, that was quick. Thanks Trevor. I'll look it up
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2008-09-10 @ 19:04
Comment from: bob scotney [Member]
The full poem was:
William the Conqueror, 1066,
Said to his captains, 'I mean to affix
England to Normandy. Go out and borrow
Some bows and some arrows, we're starting tomorrow.'
So William went conquering hither and thither
'Til Angles and Saxons were all of a dither
He conquered so quickly you couldn't keep count
Of the counties he conquered, I think they amount
To ten, or a doxen, or even a score,
And I haven't a doubt he'd have conquered some more,
So full and so proud of his conquering tricks
Was William the Conqueror, 1066.
But death put an end to the tactics, thank Heaven,
Of William the Conqueror, 1087.
William the Conqueror, 1066,
Said to his captains, 'I mean to affix
England to Normandy. Go out and borrow
Some bows and some arrows, we're starting tomorrow.'
So William went conquering hither and thither
'Til Angles and Saxons were all of a dither
He conquered so quickly you couldn't keep count
Of the counties he conquered, I think they amount
To ten, or a doxen, or even a score,
And I haven't a doubt he'd have conquered some more,
So full and so proud of his conquering tricks
Was William the Conqueror, 1066.
But death put an end to the tactics, thank Heaven,
Of William the Conqueror, 1087.
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2008-09-14 @ 15:48