A. C. Doyle – The Passing Poem
The Passing Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Passing Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Passing Poem It was the hour of dawn, When the heart beats thin and small, The window glimmered grey, Framed in a shadow wall. And in the cold sad light Of the early morningtide, […]
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A. C. Doyle – A Tragedy Poem
A Tragedy Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle A Tragedy Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Tragedy Poem Who’s that walking on the moorland? Who’s that moving on the hill? They are passing ‘mid the bracken, But the shadows grow and blacken And I cannot see them clearly on the […]
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A. C. Doyle – A Parable Poem
A Parable Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle A Parable Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Parable Poem The cheese-mites asked how the cheese got there, And warmly debated the matter; The Orthodox said that it came from the air, And the Heretics said from the platter. They argued it […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Blind Archer Poem
The Blind Archer Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Blind Archer Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Blind Archer Poem Little boy Love drew his bow at a chance, Shooting down at the ballroom floor; He hit an old chaperone watching the dance, And oh! but he wounded her […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Irish Colonel Poem
The Irish Colonel Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Irish Colonel Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Irish Colonel Poem Said the king to the colonel, ‘The complaints are eternal, That you Irish give more trouble Than any other corps. ‘ Said the colonel to the king, ‘This complaint […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Inner Room Poem
The Inner Room Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Inner Room Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Inner Room Poem It is mine—the little chamber, Mine alone. I had it from my forbears Years agone. Yet within its walls I see A most motley company, And they one and […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Home-Coming of the Eurydice Poem
The Home-Coming of the Eurydice Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Home-Coming of the Eurydice Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Home-Coming of the Eurydice Poem [Lost, with her crew of three hundred boys, on the last day of her voyage, March 23, 1876. She foundered off Portsmouth, from […]
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A. C. Doyle – ‘Ware Holes! Poem
‘Ware Holes! Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle ‘Ware Holes! Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘Ware Holes! Poem [‘Ware Holes! ‘ is the expression used in the hunting- field to warn those behind against rabbit-burrows or other such dangers. ] A sportin’ death! My word it was! An’ taken in […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Old Gray Fox Poem
The Old Gray Fox Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Old Gray Fox Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Old Gray Fox Poem We started from the Valley Pride, And Farnham way we went. We waited at the cover-side, But never found a scent. Then we tried the withy […]
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A. C. Doyle – A Hunting Morning Poem
A Hunting Morning Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle A Hunting Morning Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle A Hunting Morning Poem Put the saddle on the mare, For the wet winds blow; There’s winter in the air, And autumn all below. For the red leaves are flying And the red […]
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A. C. Doyle – With the Chiddingfolds Poem
With the Chiddingfolds Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle With the Chiddingfolds Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle With the Chiddingfolds Poem The horse is bedded down Where the straw lies deep. The hound is in the kennel; Let the poor hound sleep! And the fox is in the spinney By […]
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A. C. Doyle – The Groom’s Story Poem
The Groom’s Story Poem : Songs of Action Poetry by Arthur Conan Doyle The Groom’s Story Poem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Groom’s Story Poem (Also see “The Groom’s Encore Poem” in “Songs of the Road Poetry“) Ten mile in twenty minutes! ‘E done it, sir. That’s true. The big bay ‘orse in the […]
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