John Hay Poems on Kings & Queens Archives - Famous Inspirational Poems, Poetry, Quotes

I stand at the break of dayIn the Champs Elysees.The tremulous shafts of dawningAs they shoot o'er the Tuileries early,Strike ...

The King was sick. His cheek was red,And his eye was clear and bright;He ate and drank with kingly zest,And ...

I.Wisely a woman prefers to a lover a man who neglects her.This one may love her some day, some day ...

There was never a castle seen So fair as mine in Spain:It stands embowered in green, Crowning the gentle slopeOf a hill ...

Saloman looked from his donjon bars,Where the Danube clamors through sedge and sand,And he cursed with a curse his revolting ...

I.Land of unconquered Pelayo! land of the Cid Campeador!Sea-girdled mother of men! Spain, name of glory and power;Cradle of world-grasping ...

Not done, but near its ending, Is the work that our eyes desired;Not yet fulfilled, but near the goal,Is the hope ...

What man is there so bold that he should say"Thus, and thus only, would I have the sea"?For whether lying ...

One day in the Tuileries,When a southwest Spanish breezeBrought scandalous news of the Queen,The fair proud Empress said,"My good friend ...

Letyour feet not falter, your course not alter By golden apples, till victory's won!The sword's sharp clangor, the dart's shrill anger, Swerve ...

John Hay Poems on Kings & Queens (10 Poems)