Heroic Poem in Praise of Wine (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
To exalt, enthrone, establish and defend,To welcome home mankind's mysterious friendWine, true begetter of all arts that be;Wine, privilege of ...
Hilaire Belloc Poems on Youth (19 Poems)
Matilda Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Matilda told such Dreadful Lies,It made one Gasp and Stretch one's Eyes;Her Aunt, who, from her Earliest Youth,Had kept a ...
Godolphin Horne,Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black. (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Godolphin Horne was Nobly Born;He held the Human Race in Scorn,And lived with all his Sisters whereHis father lived, in ...
Sarah Byng, Who Could Not Read And Was Tossed Into A Thorny Hedge By A Bull (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Some years ago you heard me singMy doubts on Alexander Byng.His sister Sarah now inspiresMy jaded Muse, my failing fires.Of ...
Lord Lundy II – Second Canto (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
It happened to Lord Lundy then,As happens to so many men:Towards the age of twenty-six,They shoved him into politics;In which ...
Tarantella (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Do you remember an Inn, Miranda?Do you remember an Inn?And the tedding and the spreading of the straw for a bedding,And ...
The Loser (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
He lost his money first of allAnd losing that is half the story-And later on he tried a fallWith fate, ...
[Month of] April (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
The stranger warmth of the young sun obeying,Look! little beads of green begin to grow,And hidden flowers have dated their ...
[Month of] May (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
This is the laughing-eyed amongst them all:My lady's month. A season of young things.She rules the light with harmony, and bringsThe ...
Song (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Inviting the influence of a young lady upon the opening yearYou wear the morning like your dressAnd are with mastery ...
Algernon (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Who played with a Loaded Gun, and, on missing his Sister was reprimanded by his Father.Young Algernon, the Doctor's Son,Was ...
Habitations (Hilaire Belloc Poems)
Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties,And youth in Expectation. Youth is wise. (Hilaire Belloc)
Song (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Inviting the influence of a young lady upon the opening year You wear the morning like your dress And are ...
Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Kings live in Palaces, and Pigs in sties, And youth in Expectation. Youth is wise. (Hilaire Belloc)
Godolphin Horne (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Who was cursed with the Sin of Pride, and Became a Boot-Black. Godolphin Horne was Nobly Born; He held the ...
Algernon (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Who played with a Loaded Gun, and, on missing his Sister was reprimanded by his Father. Young Algernon, the Doctor's ...
Heroic Poem in Praise of Wine (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
To exalt, enthrone, establish and defend, To welcome home mankind's mysterious friend Wine, true begetter of all arts that be; ...
Lord Lundy (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Who was too Freely Moved to Tears, and thereby ruined his Political Career Lord Lundy from his earliest years Was ...
Tarantella (Hilaire Belloc Poem)
Do you remember an Inn, Miranda? Do you remember an Inn? And the tedding and the bedding Of the straw ...